Queer Youth Advocacy Day is a student-led day of action in California’s State Capitol. Over the last decade, thousands of young people from every corner of California have rallied on the Capitol steps in Sacramento, calling on lawmakers to make California schools safer for LGBTQ and straight ally students.

At Queer Youth Advocacy Day, GSA youth activists meet with representatives from their districts to educate them about important issues facing LGBT youth. During these meetings, youth leaders advocate for laws and policies that will make schools safer.

Through events like Queer Youth Advocacy Day, GSA activists played a leadership role in passing ground-breaking, statewide legislation including, The California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000, AB 537, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Upcoming Events

Queer Youth Advocacy Day 2010 will take place on April 26th after GAYLA.  Apply here!

Presented by: GSA Network, Equality California Institute, Transgender Law Center, and BIENESTAR

Contributing Sponsors:  

Past Events  

Queer Youth Advocacy 2009

Read the blog from QYAD/GAYLA 2009

See photos from QYAD/GAYLA 2009 below