Right, so hi everyone. Just as a bit of a caution, this will probably be quite long, since I'm not sure how to phrase this...

ACLU Prevails On First Amendment, Equal Access Grounds

I am thoroughly exhausted. Sunday night I got 3 hours of sleep but I loved it because after 12:30-ish I felt AMAZING, like a sudden burst of happiness and energy and for once everything seemed like it would be back on track.

My GSA meeting was yesterday and it was fun!

Hey-o. Well, I've upheld my promise and kept away from that sinister closet-lurker of a crush. Just not without a great deal of pining and moping, mind you. I continue to get weak in the knees and feel my heart implode on itself whenever I see him or even just think about him, which is still quite often, but there's not much I can do about that. I'm treating my heart like I would a good friend.

Federal Court Agrees with ACLU: Schools Can Protect Both Gay Students and Religious Speech

So I'm the president of the GSA at my school and I need some advice. We're going to have movie nights occasionally and I was just wondering if anybody had any suggestions of good LGBTQ movies that are school appropriate. Being school safe isn't really necassary, but I don't want something like scripted, verbal porn... :) THANKS!
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So, I'm starting a GSA at my school.

Can you guys give me as many ideas and activities (and movies) and such that you've done in any of your GSA's or anything you think would be a good idea? I'm not much of a leader so this may be challenging for me. I'm also afraid no one will even show to it :(

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By Jeff Walsh

In Madera, California, high school students fought the administration for two years to start a Gay Straight Alliance. Today, after working with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and GSA Network, the school board agreed to allow the club to exist. Oasis spoke this afternoon with Thalia Arenas, the senior who serves as president of the GSA:

Just saw the news today so wanted to say congratulations. How long has the GSA been together?

We started in second semester of sophomore year (2005), trying to get it started. We were unsuccessful at the high school, because they told us it would take up to six months to approve it. We were discouraged, so we decided to take it to the Pan-America community center and they said, 'if you want to meet here with your friends for this club, it's fine.' They were OK with it. So, that's where we basically started.

Now, it has about six members, because it's hard to be out and open here in little Madera. I think that's where our activism started. Later on, we found out about the GSA Network, and they gave us information and resources on how to get started. And we felt empowered, because they told us 'We know you can do it,' they were just really helpful. They said, 'We have all the resources, if you guys need anything, just contact us. They're supposed to let you have it.'

I've been working with some fellow students to get a GSA started at our school. The counselor is willing to sponsor us, but my older brother warned me that that may not be enough. He says we need teachers to support us and our cause. So, I appointed myself to talk to all the teachers when school starts. This is the speech I prepared for them. Please tell me if you think it will be effective.

Hey all =]
I'm tay, I'm 15 and openly bi and new here, well, actually I've been reading the forums for a while but didn't sign up till now!

So, I've been wanting to start a GSA at my highschool for a while now, and I'm hoping to turn that into action at the start of next year, where I'll be in year 10.

I know there's been a few topics about starting GSA's and I've read through most of them but they aren't really as much help as I'd been hoping.

I decided I'm gonna ask my buddy Luke about this group in my city that meets every Friday night somewhere downtown. It's an all gay group and I don't know exactly what goes down there, but I think right now all I need is support. I'm driving myself insane. I just realized sometyhing this weekend. Even if my girl does love me back, she can't be with me. Her boyfriend would make sure I'm sent to the ER if she ever broke up with him for a girl. And well, that's kind of depressing. I guess really all I want now is to be around others like me, who go through the same stuff I am. Like, in real life. For support, you know. My school's GSA keeps me pretty sane, it's one of two reasons I like school. I mean, I feel normal there, if there even is a such thing as normal.