The Power of Youth Voice to Shift Policy
By Rev. Rhina Ramos Watching dozens of LGBTQ+ students march on the steps of California’s Capitol to rally in favor of laws that will help Read More
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Building Queer Community in the Central Valley
Trans and queer youth leaders in the Central Valley coordinated and hosted the annual Expression Not Suppression (ENS) conference in Fresno on Saturday, April 22. Read More
United Against Hate
By Neda Said Incidents of hate in schools are on the rise. We’ve heard this directly from youth leaders: there is a strong resurgence of Read More
Trans and queer youth are fired up in Northern California
By Northern California Youth Council Since the start of the new administration, we are noticing an uptick in hate speech, threats, and violence on our Read More
Build Community With Us This Fall
By Rei Bioco The first day back at school this fall, it was apparent that the gender-neutral dress code—which we successfully advocated and mobilized to Read More
Reflections on My Weekend in Orlando
By Rev. Rhina Ramos My day last Saturday started at Windermere Union Church, UCC. There is no UCC Spanish-speaking congregation that is open and affirming Read More
The Time is Now LGBTQI Youth Summit
By Aldo Gallardo (Oakland, CA) — On Saturday, April 30th various youth-serving organizations came together in the East Bay to host The Time is Now, Read More
Youth Leaders Learn the Power of Storytelling and Advocacy at SoCal GAYLA 2016
By Cathy Chu Last Saturday, April 30, GSA Network youth wrapped up the third and final GSA Advocacy & Youth Leadership Academy (GAYLA) of 2016 Read More
Shear Avory: We Can Transform California
By Shear Avory As a multi-racial, Black and Indigenous, Trans-Gender-Non-Conforming femme youth of color and advocate, I am immensely appreciative of the opportunity to have Read More
G.S.A. Takes On A New Meaning
By Ginna Brelsford Youth are evolving the meaning of their GSA clubs in a really powerful way. As a youth-driven organization, it is our responsibility Read More