School
Navigating school environments can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students, making it crucial to ensure they have access to safe, inclusive, and affirming educational settings. Our resources include guidance on advocating for supportive school policies, understanding the rights of LGBTQ+ students, finding LGBTQ+ friendly colleges, and tips for ensuring a safe and inclusive experience. Help your child thrive academically and socially in both secondary and post-secondary education.
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GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey has consistently found that when LGBTQI+ youth report that their school has an anti-bullying policy that enumerates and expressly prohibit bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity, they are less likely to report they harassment and bullying. State anti-bullying laws set a standard for local education agencies and schools to adopt enumerated anti-bullying policies.
GLSEN advocates for policies that ensure that transgender, nonbinary, and intersex students have equal opportunity to participate in all K-12 school sports in a way that aligns with their gender identity. This map examines state policies impacting equal opportunity to participate in school sports consistent with gender identity with a focus on high school interscholastic athletic participation.
State nondiscrimination policies that expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in educational programs (including K-12 schools) set a standard for equal educational opportunity. Federal nondiscrimination protections apply to all federally funded schools, including all public schools and many private K-12 schools, regardless of the state. Source: GLSEN
State Snapshots use data from GLSEN’s http://www.glsen.org/nscs to examine the school experiences of LGBTQ+ middle and high school students, including hearing biased language, experiences of victimization, incidents of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, and access to resources and supports at school.
Looking for tools to improve your athletic department, become a better ally, or get educated? Click to download a copy of Athlete Ally's resources.
Published by Athlete Ally in 2022, this is an in-depth review of all English-language scientific literature published between 2011-2021 about transgender (trans) women athlete participation in elite sport. The study was commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and completed by E-Alliance, a knowledge sharing hub made up of scholars and partner organizations from across Canada who are dedicated to gender+ equity in sport.
Even though you still hear about schools barring same-sex couples from dances, did you know that doing so is likely to be against the law?
(sourced from Lambda Legal)
Learn your rights, find out how to prepare for before attending a school dance with a same-sex date, and what to do if you run into problems at a school dance.
(sourced from Lambda Legal)
If you attend a public school, your right to express yourself is protected by the constitution under the First Amendment.
(sourced from Lambda Legal)
The Trevor Project compiled this guide to online safety to help navigate the internet more securely.
Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry helps educate and equip adults across caregiving capacities with information and resources that will help them recognize vulnerabilities and intervene safely and effectively. As the third guide in a growing suite of resources developed by the SPLC and American University’s Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL), Not Just a Joke delivers the support caregivers need to ensure all young people are safe, healthy and embraced by their communities.
LGBTQ+ friendly campus search.
Search Campus Pride Index's database of hundreds of LGBTQ-friendly campuses and what they have to offer. The index is owned and operated by Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities.
