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860:, British Columbia. The start of the Pinetree GSA garnered national media attention, and its members continued to play a role in public affairs by meeting with successive provincial Ministers of Education, testifying before the B.C. Safe Schools Task Force on anti-bullying, and delivering workshops to students and educators about LGBT-sensitive inclusive language and how to start GSAs. In early 2002, the Pinetree GSA held the first Pride Day at a high school in Canada. The Pride Day included an information fair with booths from various local LGBTQ organizations, PrideTalk workshops delivered in numerous classes, and an assembly with a talk on transgender rights and a performance by G.L.A.S.S., a local LGBTQ youth choir. 1634:
high school GSAs. Further research should be conducted on the lasting effects if GSAs for LGBTQ individuals. Researchers have also claimed that GSAs are important not only to LGBTQ students, but also to change the school climate as a whole to be more informed and respectful of LGBTQ issues. It has also been claimed that GSAs are important to get students involved in social activism. Researchers should investigate the relationship between having a GSA in a high school the school's social climate. Due to the positive associations between GSAs and student outcomes, school faculty including school psychologists and counselors should become social justice advocates for LGBTQ students by supporting GSAs on their campuses.
1406: 543:, started one of their own. It began with a meeting called by Phillips student Sharon Tentarelli for February 7, 1989, with little advance notice. A dozen people attended, including a mix of student, teachers, and staff. This was the second such group, after Concord Academy. The group was well-received, and some staff and faculty became supporters, both gay, and straight. Athletic director Kathy Henderson was one of the supporters, and she later went on to co-found the GLSEN two years later, along with Kevin Jennings of Concord Academy. 913:(UCP) defeated all amendments that would protect LGBTQ teachers and staff over their sexual orientation and gender identity. The UCP have removed protections that were in the 2017 Bill 24, Bill 8 allows for students to be outed by school teachers, administration or staff if a student asks for there to be a GSA or QSA. Albertan schools are no longer compelled to act in an urgent manner in the student's request for a GSA or QSA, allowing the school to take as much time as desired without facing penalties that were in Bill 24. 1727:. Laub initially started working with this movement in 40 GSA clubs in the San Francisco Bay area during 1988–99 and then gradually expanded to other cities and states. By 2001, The GSA Network became a statewide organization having branches in other schools in different parts of the state. In the year 2005, it began operating programs nationally. The year 2008 saw the GSA network become incorporated as its own independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Prior to that, it was a fiscally sponsored project of 1222: 1095: 709:(with regard to secondary schools where other student clubs are allowed, with the definition of secondary school for purposes of the federal law including middle schools and high schools). Since 1998, there have been at least 17 federal court cases in which high school and middle school students have conclusively prevailed in defending the free exercise of their civil rights on this issue, with federal courts consistently ruling that students have both a right to establish a GSA at school and to use the name 1612:
members and helps create a support network for LGBTQ students by connecting them. Another qualitative study found that GSAs were beneficial to LGBTQ students because they act as a protective factor for LGBTQ students' educational and social experience in school. The study further explained that GSAs provided LGBTQ students with a sense of identity within their school, improved their self-esteem, and even provided students with courage and support to come out to their families and peers.
1514:(GLSEN) or Gay–Straight Alliance Network, a national organization supporting youth leadership. The registered number of GSAs with GLSEN is over 4,000, as of 2008. In California, there are over 900 GSAs registered with GSA Network, representing over half of California's high schools. Over half the states in the United States have one or more statewide groups that work with GSAs. Many of these state based groups and local chapters of GLSEN participate in the 894:, which mandated that all schools within the province allow student to create a GSA, allow them to explicitly name it a gay–straight alliance or queer-straight alliance, and prohibits school officials from notifying parents if their child joined a GSA. Schools that do not comply with the bill's requirement are subject to lose government funding. Following the release of the bill, there was disapproval from some politicians and parents. In April 2018, the 1561:
students reported, the more likely the student also reported higher levels of depression and lower self-esteem. However, LGBTQ students attending a school with an active support club reported hearing less homophobic expressions and experienced less victimization than LGBTQ students attending a school without a GSA or support club. In addition, LGBTQ students with a GSA in their high school reported more positive outcomes when it came to high
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to the school, sense of empowerment and hope, new friendships, reduction in stress and isolation, increase in confidence and sense of pride. Students in schools that had an active GSA also reported less truancy). LGBTQ students with a support club in their school also reported lower levels of victimization and suicide attempts in comparison to schools without a support group).
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University students who reported having a GSA in their high school were more likely to report positive attitudes towards LGBTQ individuals while attending their university. This was true for all students except students whom were raised in the southern U.S. where having a GSA in one's high school actually correlated with less positive attitudes toward LGBTQ individuals.
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One study investigated some of the possible factors within GSAs to discover which specific components of GSAs were associated with which beneficial outcomes. This study found that when GSA advisors served for longer periods of time, students had better health outcomes. In addition, LGBTQ students who
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LGBTQ students routinely experience harassment in their schools. However, GSAs and other support clubs have been found to provide social support for LGBTQ students. Students have reported hearing homophobic remarks from both students and instructors in their schools. In addition, the more harassment
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GSAs cannot be banned if other non-curricular student clubs are allowed to exist at the school. The Federal Equal Access Act and the First Amendment of the US Constitution establish the requirement of equal treatment for all non-curriculum related clubs regardless of the content of speech at the club
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GSAs/QSAs are associated with better mental health outcomes, such as less depression less general psychological distress and higher self-esteem than students without a GSA at their high school. The positive impacts of GSAs/QSAs in students' lives include: increase in school attendance and attachment
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However, an active GSA on a high school campus has been associated with better academic outcomes for LGBTQ students. LGBTQ youth attending schools with an active GSA were less likely to report feeling unsafe at school and were less likely to miss school due to a threat to their safety. Additionally,
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LGBTQ youth's school experience may impact their life decisions. LGBTQ youth in high school were less likely to report that they wanted to pursue further education than straight youth. These findings suggest that LGBTQ youths' negative experiences in primary education relate to their decision not to
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In December 2011, the government of the most populous Canadian province, Ontario, announced it would bring a legislation making it mandatory for all publicly funded schools to support the formation of "tolerance clubs" and student associations. Gay–straight clubs were to be specifically mentioned in
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GSAs are associated with positive social academic and health outcomes for LGBTQ students. The relationship between having a GSA in one's high school and certain positive social outcomes is known to last beyond high school, however little beyond that is known about the long lasting associations with
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LGBTQ youths in schools across the US are subject to serious obstacles that may impact their ability to perform in school. A 2011 study found that two thirds of LGBTQ students reported feeling unsafe at school. Some students felt so unsafe that they reported missing school due to safety concerns.
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The first GSAs in the Netherlands were started in 2009. At the beginning of 2011, a nationwide campaign was started on television to promote GSAs in Dutch schools, featuring several well-known young actors and singers. A number of GSAs already exist in a wide variety of Dutch schools throughout the
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founded Queer Straight Alliance (QSA), a registered society under Hong Kong laws. For several years it was the only GSA in the city, and it serves students in all campuses through social activities, career support and advocacy. In more recent years, university students in the city have formed other
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launched MyGSA.ca, a website focused on GSAs and their role in making Canadian schools safer and more LGBTQ inclusive. Their website includes educational resources for GSAs and information about available bursaries and funding. While MyGSA previously included a directory of registered Canadian GSA,
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According to a thirty-year retrospective about the history of the group, Concord Academy reported in 2018 that students at the academy had renamed the group "a few years ago" to "Gender Sexuality Alliance". Faculty mentor Nancy Boutilier said, "That gay–straight language was really important at the
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and to be a vehicle for activism outside of school as well. Jennings, activist par excellence, the man widely credited with beginning the GSA movement, defers much credit to his students, not only for the founding of the club but for its agenda–first addressing homophobia, later advocating for the
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The relationship between having a GSA in a high school and attitudes towards LGBTQ individuals does not end after high school. The mere presence of a GSA, whether or not students participated in said GSA, is related to students' attitudes toward LGBTQ people beyond their time in their high school.
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in New Delhi in 2014 by a group of students and their mentor Shivanee Sen who had formed a pro-LGBTQ group initiative known as 'Breaking Barriers' which was the first student-led campaign in India to address LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) issues. This group was first
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GSAs are associated with benefits for LGBTQ students while they are attending school and beyond. The next important step is to understand why GSAs are associated with these benefits. One qualitative study found that the most beneficial aspect of a GSA was that it provides direct support to LGBTQ
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GSAs are important not only at the individual level, but also to promote the education of LGBTQ issues to school populations. GSA's have been found to promote social activism. Researchers have argued that GSAs are a grassroots student initiated form of activism. The same researchers claimed that
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The primary objectives included integrating LGBTI students, eradicating the various forms of discrimination experienced related to SOGIESC within the school context. The overarching goals were aligned with promoting citizenship, human rights, and gender equality. The project received co-financing
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As a complementary effort to ADD, a national school environment Study was initiated. This study aimed to gather insights into the experiences of LGBTI or questioning youth. Telmo Fernandes, the ADD project coordinator, highlighted that the collected responses underscored the persistent issues of
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GSAs have also been associated with other reduced health risk factors. LGBTQ students with a GSA in their high school reported more positive outcomes when it came to alcohol use and problems related to alcohol use. LGBTQ students with support groups in their schools reported half as much dating
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Department of Education does not have specific legislation regarding GSA, it does have a policy which mandates safety and inclusion for LGBTQ students which has been used in the justification for GSAs. Additionally, the territory mandates that all schools must appoint a staff member as a "safe
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public school board introduced a policy which mandates that all school principals must establish a GSA if asked for one by students. The same year, the school board assigned a district consultant to provide support for GSAs within the city and host a monthly meeting for GSA members to network.
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Described as "perhaps the most important precursor of the GSA movement," Los Angeles' Project 10 is seen as the start of the GSA movement. Founded in 1984, Project 10 was widely recognized as the first organized effort to provide support for LGBTQ youth in schools across the United States. The
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GSAs have played a great leadership role in the grassroots by organizing the passage of many ground-breaking, statewide legislations, like the AB 537: The California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender
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effectiveness of a GSA were each individually associated with youth's well-being. In certain cases, research showed these three factors protected youth's well-being against victimization. Furthermore, youths who participated in a GSA reported lower levels of depression and higher self-esteem.
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In addition to the mere presence of a GSA on campus, level of participation in a GSA has also been linked to the amount of social support reported by LGBTQ students. A 2011 study by Toomey, Ryan, Diaz and Russell (2011) found that the presence of a GSA, participation in a GSA, and perceived
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in Northern Ireland. Another GSA started in 2012 by Copland Community school in Wembley. The setting up of the club has subsequently resulted in the school being known for "tackling homophobic prejudice". Acland Burghley school in Camden set up a gay–straight alliance in 2012 called
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It has achieved a critical victory as the plaintiff in the first lawsuit filed under AB 537; which was a three-year settlement agreement which required the Visalia schools to enact sweeping reforms including mandatory teacher and student trainings that would be supportive to LGBTQ
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perceived they had more control over their GSA experience and LGBTQ students who perceived their school to be more supportive had healthier outcomes. In addition, this study reported that "students level of GSA advocacy also predicted students' sense of life purpose."
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In the UK, there has always been more of an emphasis on stand alone lesbian and gay youth groups that take place outside of the school setting, often funded by the local health authority or education service. The first GSA in the UK was founded in 2000 by
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socks to their graduation ceremony. Following the protests, the Yukon Department of Education overturned the school's policy regarding GSAs as it did not meet the mandates outlines in the department's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policy
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in 2005 to unite statewide organizations to support GSAs and to accelerate the growth and impact of the GSA movement nationwide. To date, there are 40 states which have joined the National Association in the United States of America
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in the missions of these groups "is an important distinguishing factor from early support groups for LGBTQ teens, and recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach to youth safety", and attempts to build a network of support for
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In Australia, the group Safe Schools Coalition Victoria piloted a system of reducing homophobia though teacher training and student groups that promote inclusion of LGBTQ young people, which ran from 2014 to 2017. Started by
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McCormick, A., Schmidt, K., & Clifton, E. (2015). "Gay–straight alliances: Understanding their impact on the academic and social experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning high school students."
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in 2013 created shifts in attitudes towards LGBTQ people in New Zealand, but that boys at Nelson College were afraid to go to the GSA there because "other boys would wait outside to beat up anyone that came out."
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Toomey, R., Ryan, C., Diaz, R., & Russell, S. T. (2011). "High school gay–straight alliances (GSAs) and young adult well-being: An examination of GSA presence, participation, and perceived effectiveness."
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majority of its facilitators were heterosexual, and was named after the commonly-held statistic that 10 per cent of the adult male population is "exclusively homosexual". Project 10 focused on issues such as
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St. John, A., Travers, R., Munro, L., Liboro, R., Schneider, M., & Greig, C. L. (2014). "The Success of Gay–Straight Alliances in Waterloo Region, Ontario: A Confluence of Political and Social Factors."
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The same study found that the GPA of LGBTQ children was, on average, half a grade lower than straight. This may be an indicator that LGBTQ youth face different barriers to education than straight youth.
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Worthen, M. F. (2014). "The interactive impacts of high school gay–straight alliances (GSAs) on college student attitudes toward LGBT individuals: An investigation of high school characteristics."
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is an LGBTQ rights organization founded in 1998 by Carolyn Laub to empower youth activists to start GSA clubs in their respective schools to motivate and inspire fellow students to fight against
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violence and less casual sex. Students with an active GSA in their high school were also less likely to be threatened or injured at school in comparison to students without an active GSA.
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The goal of most gay–straight alliances is to make their school community safe, facilitate activism on campus, and create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ students. They are part of the
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and other schools have had GSAs set up, often with the support of youth mental health bodies. Kira Byrne, a GSA leader at Nelson College for Girls, says that the legalization of
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giving students the right to use facilities for extra curricular activities at any school that receives public funding—regardless of private standing or religious affiliation.
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Gay Lesbian Medical Association. September 9, 2006: "GLMA Decries Decision by Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine to Ban Gay Straight Alliance Student Group."
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Heck, N. C., Flentje, A., & Cochran, B. N. (2013). "Offsetting risks: High school gay–straight alliances and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth."
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LGBTQ youths who had an active GSA at their high school reported higher educational attainment than LGBTQ youth who did not have a GSA on their high school campus.
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challenge application claiming that prohibiting school officials from notifying parents when their child joins a GSA violates their constitutional rights.
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Pizmony-Levy, O., Freeman, C., Moleiro, C., Nunes, D., Gato, J., & Leal, D. (2019). Estudo nacional sobre o ambiente escolar: Jovens LGBTI+ 2016/2017.
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Macgillivray, Ian (2005). "Shaping Democratic Identities and Building Citizenship Skills Through Student Activism: Mexico's First Gay–Straight Alliance".
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Worldwide, gay–straight alliances are not as common as the organizations are in the United States, but are beginning to spread, particularly in Canada.
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Goodenow, C., Szalacha, L., & Westheimer, K. (2006). "School support groups, other school factors, and the safety of sexual minority adolescents."
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has been committed to an unwritten alliance with their students. In addition to co-hosting the OUTShine GSA National Summit in 2013, they funded the
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and Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria, along with La Trobe University, the program was expanded to run Australia wide. The program was supported by
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this feature is no longer available on their website. Prior to closing the public directory, more than 283 GSAs had registered with the website.
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Sexuality And Gender Acceptance/Awareness/Alliance/Association (SAGA) – unspecific general term, used as an alternative to both LGBTQ and GSA.
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QSA – is used for more inclusive use, as the community is more than 'Gay', the use of Queer being used allows other students that may fit the
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young, straight student approached Jennings with the idea of creating a group for gays and straights alike to advocate for LGBT students at
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that act. The main focus of that Bill 14 would be to counterattack bullying of students, particularly those of a racial or sexual minority.
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to increase education about LGBTQ in schools. Through this initiative, the organization was able to found the first GSA in Nova Scotia at
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Bidell, M. P. (2011). "School Counselors and Social Justice Advocacy for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Students."
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at OASIS Alternative School, designed for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students who are at risk of dropping out or committing
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American Medical Student Association. September 11, 2006: "Medical Students at TU to protest Abolition of Gay–Straight Alliance Group"
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inspired to care and focus on the lives of oppressed students and hijras, a community of transgender women, intersex individuals, and
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unanimously ruled in favor of middle school students whose attempt to form a GSA had been blocked by the school board, in the case of
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Some students face opposition from school administrations, elected school boards, or local communities in starting a school GSA.
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Gay–Straight Alliance – name proposed by Meredith Sterling for the original club in 1988. Sometimes with slash instead of dash.
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gender–sexuality alliance – updated name for gay–straight alliance, the old name appearing "too binary" for a later generation
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continue on in the education system. This then robs LGBTQ youth of all of the opportunities that advanced education offers.
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In 2008, the non-profit organization Pride in Education was founded to protect the safety and wellbeing of LGBTQ students in
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Every class in every school: The first national climate survey on homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in Canadian schools
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ruled in favour of high school students whose attempt to form a GSA had been blocked by the school board, in the case of
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ruled in favor of high school students whose attempt to form a GSA had been blocked by the school board, in the case of
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Alianças da Diversidade groups were established in various schools across the country, including locations such as
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Currently there are no federal laws in Canada regarding GSAs. Any laws are specific to each province or territory.
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Stonefish, T., & Lafreniere, K. D. (2015). "Embracing Diversity: The Dual Role of Gay–Straight Alliances."
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GDST, and led in part to the formation of Queer Youth Network. The second GSA in the UK was started in 2010 at
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Collegiates. The city of North Battleford Saskatchewan, had their first GSA in 2004 at Sakewew High School, a
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gives too much weight to legal aspects, too little to history, and contains unique info not present in body.
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In addition to the ADD project, GSA-like groups have also been formed in universities, including those in
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Macgillivray, Ian (2006). "The Struggle for Mexico's First Gay–Straight Alliance: Como una Novela Real".
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from the Programa Operacional de Inclusão Social e Emprego, Portugal 2020, and the European Social Fund.
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jurisdictions have upheld the establishment of GSAs in schools, and the right to use that name for them.
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Site for Gay–Straight Alliances to register with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
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United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Mexico, Europe, India, Hong Kong and Australia
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GSAs are important to challenge the status quo, confront discrimination, and reconceptualize gender.
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Studies program founded shOUT!, an annual conference aimed as GSAs but open to the public, in 2013.
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country, most of them at the university level, but increasingly popular on secondary school level.
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In the United States, the right of students to establish a GSA at school is guaranteed by both the
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GSA – originally, designated a gay–straight alliance club, later, a gender–sexuality alliance club
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Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network – new name (2016) for the Gay–Straight Alliance Network
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A few months after Concord started the first Gay Straight Alliance club, another Massachusetts
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It also helped to pass 11 key laws to protect LGBTQ youth and create safer school environment.
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tried to start a GSA but the Carteret County Board of Education turned it down. In 1999, the
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Utah–East High Gay/Straight Alliance v. Board of Education of Salt Lake City School District
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and continues to network organizations representing over 4000 GSA clubs across the nation.
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The GSA Network organization is based in Oakland and has regional offices in Los Angeles,
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student LGBTQ groups. However, GSA efforts in secondary schools remain limited, if any.
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In 2013, a group of student requested to start a GSA at Vanier Catholic Secondary in
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gay–straight alliances – in lowercase, a generalized term for any club of this nature
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No Sanctuary: Teachers and the School Reform That Brought Gay Rights to the Masses
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Gay Straight Alliance – in title case, and without hyphen on the founder website.
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filibustered for changes to the Bill 8 (The Education Amendment Act) since the
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town started a GSA created by the students in 2009. This GSA won one of three
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issued a preliminary injunction ordering the school to allow the GSA to meet.
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The right of students to establish a GSA at school is guaranteed by both the
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isolation and discrimination, emphasizing the need for the intended change.
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Saskatchewan's first GSA summit took place on April 15, 2016, in Saskatoon.
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As of 2011, 41% of schools in British Columbia were reported to have a GSA.
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Gay–Straight Alliance of Yulee High School v. School Board of Nassau County
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The first GSA in Mexico was begun by a group of students in 2004 at the
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Gay–Straight Alliances: A Handbook for Students, Educators, and Parents
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time. Times change, though. To students today, that sounds so binary."
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and participate in national campaigns to raise awareness, such as the
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The various accomplishments since the founding of the GSAs include:
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In 1998, The Youth Project, a non-profit focused on LGBTQ youth in
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Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Official Site
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Denina, Chris. "Touro's provost says gay group wasn't dropped."
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had been violated. In the first-ever ruling of its kind, Judge
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Gay–Straight Alliances: Networking with Other Teens and Allies
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in India who are marginalized both socially and economically.
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Buchanan, Wyatt. "Gay rights group not banned, school says."
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Multi-case Study with Canadian Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs)
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance
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Jennifer Toomer-Cook; Marjorie Cortez (March 19, 1998).
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was started in 2008 at the Sunnyside Public School in
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students, to be represented in these support groups.
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