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Josh Hutcherson Offers a Fist Bump for Gay-Straight Alliances
Feb. 21, 2012
Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson and the founder of the Straight But Not Narrow campaign, Avan Jogia, meet with Gay-Straight Alliance Network members to discuss the importance of straight allies.
Straight But Not Narrow’s Avan Jogia, Josh Hutcherson, and GSA Network Youth Star in Straight Ally PSA
Feb. 17, 2012
Straight But Not Narrow’s Avan Jogia, Josh Hutcherson,
and GSA Network Youth Star in Straight Ally PSA
Innovators for youth honored: gay-straight network offers security and activism
Feb. 14, 2012
The founder of a network that provides support for gay students and the founders of two effective nonprofits that provide hope and training for at-risk youths in Oakland and Santa Clara County are among the five winners of this year’s James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards.
GSA Network Executive Director Honored with Irvine Leadership Award
Feb. 13, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2012
CONTACT: Jill Marcellus, Gay-Straight Alliance Network
PHONE: 415.375.9526 EMAIL: jill@gsanetwork.org
GSA Network Executive Director Honored with Irvine Leadership Award
Much has changed since King's death four years ago, but enough?
Feb. 12, 2012
Middle school was tougher on Taylor Kennepohl than it was on most.
Even before eighth grade, when she realized she was gay, she endured a barrage of anti-gay insults. They called her a litany of derogatory names meant to sting. It made her feel like a freak.
Franken Tells GSAs He Needs Votes for Anti-discrimination Measure
Jan. 25, 2012
Today marked the first annual National Gay-Straight Alliance Day, and several of the groups across the country heard from Sen. Al Franken on his anti-discrimination bill's prospects of passing through Congress and bringing change to their schools.
GSA Network Joins Senator Franken to Make It Better on National GSA Day
Jan. 24, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jill Marcellus, GSA Network
Phone: 415.375.9526, Email: jill@gsanetwork.org
Gay students find support at campus clubs
Dec. 15, 2011
DOWNEY – It is 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon and room S3 at Downey High School (DHS) is buzzing. The school day has already ended, but students keep filing into Mr. Zakour’s classroom, chitchatting with friends and enthusiastically plopping down into desks.
Record number attend gay-straight student conference
Dec. 13, 2011
SANTA CRUZ -- A record number of local high school students attended Saturday's statewide Gay-Straight Alliance conference, which educators and students say reflects a growing interest in advocacy clubs for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and their allies.
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