Tag: GLSEN
Day of (No) Silence 2024: Rise Up. Take Action.
The Day of (No) Silence is an annual event where students choose to go through the school day without speaking to draw attention to the need for inclusivity in schools and communities.
Disney Will Donate Portion Of 2022 Pride Merch Sales To Group Promoting LGBTQ Curriculums In Schools
Disney has announced a donation to a group that has been promoting the teaching of LGBTQ curriculums in public schools for the last 20 years.
TLDEF Appoints Nationally Recognised LGBTQ Activist Andy Marra as Executive Director
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Andrea “Andy” Hong Marra as its new executive director. Marra is a nationally revered social justice advocate with a strong track record of service to the LGBTQ movement. Marra succeeds Dolph Ward Goldenburg who has served as Interim Executive Director since February.
“Love is All You Need?” Film That Flips Anti-LGBT Bullying Script Asks for Funding on Indiegogo
“Love Is All You Need?”, a short film based on the premise of a “reversed world” – where social roles are inverted – “gay” is “straight” and “straight” is “gay”– was released as a short film (19:13) in 2011.
All major sports leagues go purple for LGBT youth on Spirit Day
Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), National Basketball Association (NBA) & Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will join millions of people in ‘going purple’ for Spirit Day on October 17 in a united stand against bullying and to show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, GLAAD announced last Tuesday.
“State Of Out Youth: A Town Hall” To Take Place Oct. 8
The New York Times GLBT & Allies Network teams up with GLSEN, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, The Trevor Project and the True Colors Fund to host “State of Out Youth: A Town Hall,” on October 8 at 7 p.m.