Media Inquiries

GSA Network amplifies trans, queer and Two Spirit youth voices and supports their leadership in creating safer, more inclusive schools and communities nationwide.

For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact us at communications@gsanetwork.org. We typically respond within 24-48 hours during business days.

We are available to provide expert commentary and interviews on:

GSA club banning and attacks on LGBTQ+ youth in schools
Benefits of gathering and community building for LGBTQ+ youth
Comprehensive education that serves all students
Youth-rooted organizing and student-led advocacy
Intergenerational stewardship in movement building
Liberatory logistics and organizational practices
School climate issues including the school-to-prison pipeline, police-free schools movement, and inclusive sex education

Learn more about our mission to empower trans and queer youth leadership, our organizing strategy, vision of liberation, and organizational history. We provide direct support to registered GSAs, TQ2S+ youth leaders and our national partners nationwide.

Frequently asked questions about GSA clubs and answers to common inquiries are available here.

Key Accomplishments

GSA Network has gained national recognition as a leader in TQ2S+ youth organizing, particularly in communities of color, with a proven track record of achieving systemic change. Since our founding in 1998, we have:

Shifted national narratives on bias-based bullying away from punitive discipline toward alternative models that keep LGBTQ+ youth in schools, working with education justice allies to eliminate or limit willful defiance policies
Advanced transgender rights in schools through TRUTH, our gender justice campaign that counters negative messaging about transgender and gender nonconforming youth
Expanded our reach to engage LGBTQ+ youth of color and low-income youth in rural regions through GSA Network Southeast and GSA Network Midwest
Grew California’s GSA Network from 40 clubs to more than 1,100 clubs and now provide training and support to approximately 18,000 youth activists and organizers annually
Passed 11 key laws protecting LGBTQ+ youth in California schools, including the landmark School Success and Opportunity Act of 2013
Founded the National Association of GSA Networks in 2005, uniting statewide organizations across 22 states to accelerate the GSA movement nationwide and connect local efforts to national racial and gender justice campaigns
Developed a replicable model of youth-led social justice organizing to address racial and gender justice in schools, successfully implemented in New Mexico, Texas, and Washington DC

High-resolution images, organizational backgrounders, and additional resources are available upon request.