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Public can help in anti-bullying efforts
Nov. 11, 2010
LGBT youth advocates at Gay Straight Alliance Network have launched the "Make It Better Project," an initiative that confronts bullying head on by showing students and adults what they can do to improve school safety.
"We're focused on connecting people in the public who want to do something and take action," said Executive Director Carolyn Laub.
GSA Network Reacts to President Obama's "It Gets Better" Video
Nationwide effort to combat bullying grows
Oct. 13, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carolyn Laub
Office: 415-552-4229
Cell: 415-235-4556
Showing support: Community joins in on national awareness against LGBT youth suicide
Oct. 12, 2010
Humboldt County gay rights advocates have joined a national campaign hoping to change legislation in order to stop the suicides of gay youth.
Today, members of more than 40 endorsing organizations are united to urge Congress to pass the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act.
For gay youths, middle school can be toughest time
Oct. 12, 2010
NEW YORK — By the time she was in eighth grade, Rory Mann was so aware of the differences between her and other students that she couldn't bear to enter the cafeteria. Instead, she ate lunch alone on the cold, hard bathroom floor, propped against a wall.
Gays, allies work for acceptance
Oct. 10, 2010
Palm Springs is known across the country as a gay-friendly place to live and visit.
While that atmosphere of openness can provide some benefits for LGBT teenagers in the valley, it doesn't eliminate their struggles.
40+ organizations join GSA Network's Make It Better Project
Oct. 8, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carolyn Laub
Office: 415-552-4229
Cell: 415-235-4556
LGBT and ally organizations across the country unite under GSA Network’s
Dr. Phil to feature suicide of gay Kern teen
Oct. 5, 2010
Jeffree Clark-Merteuil knows the hardships gay students face in school.
"In my case, it was very much, 'I'm alone, I'm the only one like this, I'm different,'" said Clark-Merteuil, the president of the Frontier High School Gay-Straight Alliance. "I felt alone and ostracized."
Youth Suicides Prompt Make It Better Project
Oct. 3, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
In response to LGBT youth suicides, Gay-Straight Alliance Network launches
