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This weekend, I was blessed to be picked for GLSEN’s (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network) Safe Schools Advocacy Summit. Our goal this trip was to successfully lobby congress for 2 bills that will dramatically shift the politics that surround bullying. I know that lobbying congress today has already made a difference moving this bill through the legislative branch. As a peer educator, I know high school can be tough and making a difference may not seem on your horizon. The truth is that every …
Each week, I’ll be posting a list of the most news-worthy and/or inspirational, informative, well-written, thought-provoking, and/or unique posts of the week. While every post and every contributor is valuable to our community, these are the blogs that I feel are must-reads.
January 30- February 4
Stats this week: 27 posts by 22 writers
Sommers in WaPo: Wrong about the CDC and wrong about enthusiastic consent- by AFY_EmilyB
Inside this post:
Christina Sommers recently criticized the CDC’s (accurate) definitions of rape and enthusiastic consent. What’s problematic with her …
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Hello Everyone!
Disclaimer: I am using queer as an overarching term for the LGBTQ etc. Spectrum
This past weekend was the start of The Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Creating Change Conference on LGBT Equality.
This was my first time going to a national queer conference. I have been attending the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference since 2010 but never a conference as large as Creating Change.
I was not sure what to expect from a national queer conference. I was …
Each week, I’ll be posting a list of the most news-worthy and/or inspirational, informative, well-written, thought-provoking, and/or unique posts of the week. While every post and every contributor is valuable to our community, these are the blogs that I feel are must-reads.
January 1- January 7
Stats this week: 9 posts by 6 writers
Hershey’s Rationale on banning a student- by rikkiyouthresource
Inside this post:
Rikki brings to our attention a serious case of discrimination based on a young boy’s HIV status and explains why the school’s decision …
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