Our Washington State GSA, (Gay/Straight Alliance), Network in one of the largest in the nation with nearly 300 GSA members across the state. Through on-going support, regional summits and annual events, we nurture these life-saving student clubs. Research shows that LGBT students do better when they attend a school with a GSA.
A new research brief from GLSEN National, released today, found…
** Students in schools with GSAs are less likely to hear homophobic remarks such as "faggot" or "dyke" in school on a daily basis than students without a GSA (57% compared to 75%).
** LGBT students in schools with GSAs are less likely to miss school because they feel unsafe compared to other students: a quarter (26%) of students in schools with GSAs missed school in the past month because they felt unsafe compared to a third (32%) of students at schools without GSAs.
** Students in schools with a GSA are more likely to report that school faculty, staff and administrators are supportive of lesbian, gay and bisexual students (52% compared to 32%).
We also launched our Transgender Youth Awareness Program, which seeks to increase the delivery of culturally competent service to transgender youth and reduce the incidence of bullying, harassment and discrimination they may experience. Check out our new website for additional details. http://transgenderyouth.org./.
GLSEN Washington State: http://glsenwa.org/.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Kristen Ericson Reports in From Kenya
Hi everyone! I have been in Kenya this summer doing HIV education and teaching English in primary schools in a village on Lake Victoria. I also was working in a daycare for orphans and partial orphans whose parents have died of AIDS. It has been an amazing experience, and I can hardly believe the summer is already over. I get home in a few days and I will write more about my experience once I get settled. Thanks, and I will be in touch.
Kristen Ericson
2007 GSBA Scholar
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