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Advocate advises on Gay-Straight Alliance clubs
Sep. 29, 2011
The local chapter of PFLAG, or Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, hosted a talk Saturday at the Trevi Entertainment Center in Lake Elsinore that focused on how best to launch Gay-Straight Alliance student clubs at area schools.
Is It A Bad Idea to Prosecute?
Sep. 27, 2011
This past weekend, the sister of 14-year-old suicide victim Jamey Rodemeyer went to a school dance to take her mind off of her brother’s death and hang out with all of her friends. “Then,” says Jamey’s mother Tracy, “all of sudden a Lady Gaga song came on and they all started chanting for Jamey, all his friends and whatever.
Hey, Lady Gaga: Make It Better, Not Criminal
Sep. 23, 2011
Earlier this week, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer died by suicide. He was gay, he had been bullied and harassed because of his sexual orientation, and he had even created an It Gets Better video.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Equality California Applaud New California Department of Education FAIR Education Act Guidelines
Sep. 7, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco – Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Equality California, leaders in the effort to protect the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, applaud the California Department of Education (CDE) for issuing an informative and clarifying fact sheet on the new law and its implementation in schools.
Students Fight Harassment on Campus
Sep. 6, 2011
A couple of weeks ago, the State Senate approved AB 9, a bill that would require schools to update and implement their anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies.
"Seth's Law" is named after 13 year-old Seth Walsh, a gay junior high school student from Tehachapi, who hanged himself after years of harassment at school.
LGBT Equality Organizations Applaud California Senate Passage of Seth's Law
Sep. 2, 2011
Sacramento - Today, the California State Senate approved Seth's Law (AB 9) in a 24-14 vote. Seth's Law is designed to address the pervasive problem of school bullying by providing California schools with tools to create a safe school environment for all students.
Speak Out -- LGBT Youth Empowerment in USA Today
Sep. 2, 2011
USA Today spoke to GSA Network's Executive Director Carolyn Laub and featured five ways to Make It Better in a supplement by MediaPlanet! Click below to see a larger version of the page on bullying:
Senate Passes Bill Strengthening Employment, Housing, and other Nondiscrimination Laws
Aug. 30, 2011
Senate Passes Bill Strengthening Employment, Housing, and other Nondiscrimination Laws
Authored by Assemblymember Atkins, AB 887 will strengthen protections based on gender identity and gender expression
Equality Organizations Launch Coalition to Protect the FAIR Education Act
Aug. 25, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco – Led by Equality California, Gay-Straight Alliance Network and the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, a broad coalition of advocates for equality have launched a coordinated effort to protect the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act and to educate the public about its impact.
Schools must teach about contributions of gays and lesbians
Aug. 9, 2011
A recently expanded law says California schools must teach about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in history. Yet local school officials say it will take some time to fulfill the requirement, mostly because they can't afford new textbooks or supplemental material.
