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State Education Agency Guidance on Implementation of Title IX and Other Federal Protections for LGBTQI+ Youth in K-12 Schools

… Schools are responsible not only for intervening in peer bullying, harassment, and violence, but for ensuring their … Progress LGBTQI+ youth are more likely to experience bullying at school than their non-LGBTQI+ peers. [5]  In the … have seriously considered suicide in the past year. [14] Bullying, harassment, and other forms of peer victimization …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy
Issue(s) Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination

ACLU to School Board: Keep GLSEN Posters

… classrooms as spaces where all students can feel safe from bullying and harassment, regardless of sexual orientation or … is important for all students.  Anti-gay harassment and bullying hurts everyone, which is why I found the censorship … that promotes a positive learning environment free from bullying and harassment is alarming given that a majority of …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy

Early Years are Key for Learning Respect

… report on elementary school climate, biased remarks and bullying. The study, based on national surveys of 1,065 … and teachers' experiences with biased remarks and bullying, and their attitudes about gender expression and …
Type(s) Newsroom and Press

Celebrating GLSEN’s Day of Silence

… about the pervasiveness of anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. LGBT students and their … their support for peers who are experiencing anti-LGBT bullying and to urge schools to take action to make their … silence echoes that silence, which is caused by anti-LGBT bullying, name-calling and harassment. I believe that ending …
Program(s) Day of Silence
Type(s) Newsroom and Press

Student and Chapter Leaders to Attend White House Pride...

… with anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) bullying with senior-level officials in the federal … group of GLSEN leaders actively working to end anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in our nation's schools will join … of Color Organizing group, which worked to combat cyber bullying and to create a safe space for LGBT students to …

LGBTQ Secondary Students Still Face Hostility at School, But Considerable I

… effect of school-based supports – comprehensive anti-bullying policies, Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), supportive … students in schools with a GSA or a comprehensive anti-bullying policy experienced lower levels of anti-LGBTQ … that specifically affect transgender students, and anti-bullying student education. The survey also asks students …
Type(s) School Climate Survey

Emmy-Nominated Actress Kerry Washington & LA Galaxy Soccer Player Robbie Rogers

…   “GLSEN is on the front lines of keeping kids safe from bullying in our schools.  That’s absolutely a cause that I … that ultimately make it possible for us to focus on ending bullying and harassment in K-12 schools.” To learn more about …
Type(s) Blog

Not in School? 9 Ways to Join the Day of Silence Anyway

… would require all public K-12 schools to enact an anti-bullying policy that includes specific protections for bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity, … of Silence, joined a Gay-Straight Alliance, or experienced bullying when you were in school, chances are LGBT youth …
Type(s) Blog

Inclusive Resources Improve Transgender and Nonbinary Students’ School Experience

… including transgender and nonbinary students reduce bullying, harassment, and gender-based discrimination. … there are inclusive and supportive school policies on anti-bullying, harassment, or gender-based discrimination. "All … to GSAs, LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, comprehensive anti-bullying policies, and supportive school personnel," said …

Rising Up for Day of Silence

… Up for Day of Silence Content Warning: Gun Violence and Bullying and Harassment My identity and my peers' identities … awareness that LGBTQ+ students face immense amounts of bullying and harassment– that our community is a target. When … take a vow of silence to protest the harmful effects bullying and harassment LGBTQ+ students face. It is a day to …
Program(s) Day of Silence

Schools Should Not Surrender to Bullies in the Trump Administration

… his new administration, Donald Trump has prioritized a bullying campaign that is weaponizing the federal government …

GLSEN Issues Statement on Every Student Succeeds Act

… and districts to report school-level data on incidences of bullying and harassment; require states to outline plans to … federal funds; and allow schools to use federal funds for bullying prevention programs. We thank Sens. Murray, Casey …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy

GLSEN Lauds Resolution Regarding CA Transgender Student

… has resulted in similar settlements of tackling bias-based bullying and discrimination with federal support and … Act that protect all students in school from bullying and harassment.   About GLSEN GLSEN, the Gay, …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy
Identity Topic(s) Transgender Students

GLSEN Condemns White Supremacist Rally; Calls On Schools to Support Student

… secondary schools (51%) in the United States believe that bullying, name‐calling, and harassment are very or somewhat …
Type(s) Newsroom and Press

GLSEN Applauds South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard for Protecting Transgender

… by supporting LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination and anti-bullying and harassment laws. GLSEN is ready to work with … (LGBT) students who experienced discrimination and bullying and harassment at school were more than three times …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy
Identity Topic(s) Transgender Students

GLSEN Condemns North Carolina Leaders for Deepening Their Commitment to Vio

… “Transgender students face many dire challenges, including bullying, harassment, discrimination, and even family … that LGBT students who experienced discrimination and bullying and harassment at school were more than three times …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy

GLSEN Applauds President Obama’s Appointments of Catherine Lhamon and Debo

… and questioning (LGBTQ) students, protecting them from bullying, harassment and discrimination, and ensuring that … that LGBTQ students who experienced discrimination and bullying and harassment at school were more than three times …
Type(s) Policy and Advocacy

Meet Our New Digital Communications Assistant: Camille Beredjick

… past few years , students have encountered less anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools and more GSAs and supportive staff. While we’re far from eradicating bullying, especially online, LGBT youth have used the …
Type(s) Blog

Why I Share My Story

… For an upcoming international conference on anti-LGBT bullying, IGLYO is collecting stories from LGBTQI students … the world who have experienced homophobic and transphobic bullying in school. Ultimately, sharing experiences and …
Type(s) Blog

The Puerto Rico School Climate Survey

… from both students and educators • Educators’ responses to bullying and biased behaviors • Experiences of harassment and … educators, student clubs, inclusive curriculum, and anti-bullying/harassment policies.     Encuesta sobre el ambiente …
Type(s) Research, Reports, and Briefs
Identity Topic(s) Latinx LGBTQ Students