Whether you’re a student, teacher, parent or community member, we’ve got something for everyone!
A Chat with Nonbinary Elders
“It’s just a phase” and “You have to pick a side” are statements bisexual people have heard for a long time, and now they’re being repurposed to dismiss nonbinary folks. Anyone curious to hear from individuals who are not only male or female, man or woman, and any parents or caregivers of nonbinary kiddos, should join us for A Chat with Nonbinary Elders.
Centering QTBIPOC in Your GSA
The Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network describes itself as “a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization.” Hear directly from students in Texas and beyond how GSA clubs are working to center the needs of queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color students. We’re thrilled that GSA Network’s Associate Director of Gender Justice Learning Programs, Juniperangelica Loving, will be joining us!
Regional GSA Coalitions
In case you hadn’t noticed, Texas is huge! This panel will convene the leaders of the Central, East, North and West Texas GSA Coalitions to discuss the who, what, why and how of coalition work for LGBTQIAP2+ students.
Using the Media for LGBTQ+ Equality
Featuring such newsworthy Texans as recent grad Trevor Wilkinson and high school senior Britton Majure, if you want your name to sound familiar too, be sure to join us!
Know Your Rights Trivia: LGBTQIAP2+ Students’ Rights in Schools
Brian Klosterboer, TreShaun Pate
Join us to play virtual trivia and learn about LGBTQIAP2+ students’ rights in schools. This interactive program seeks to inform young people, families, and advocates on the current state of students’ rights in Texas and across the country, including providing updates from the ACLU of Texas on recent court cases and how students, parents, educators, and allies can help make schools more inclusive and affirming.
Our Existence is Resistance: It’s Our Time & We Are Claiming Our Space!
As an AfroQueer non-binary student leader and social entrepreneur in the City of Austin I have experienced racism, homophobia and discrimination. During the presentation I will be discussing my experiences as a Queer non-binary person of color and emphasizing how my existence is resistance. This entails discussing the importance of intersectionality, equity and inclusion and the use of social media to dismantle systems that perpetuate Eurocentric and heteronormative conditioning and ideals.
The question is how do we create spaces for QTBIPOC+ students to feel celebrated, needed and heard? From my experience as a student leader and community member, I will go in depth on the importance of amplifying the voices of youth to claim their space, constructing a table to bring youth and their peers to the table and creating opportunities for youth, not only to piece together their identities, but to become catalysts of change in their communities, schools and homes.
In all, how do we use the concept of intersectionality, structures of equity and inclusion and the tool that is social media to make it known that as QTBIPOC+ youth our existence is resistance and it’s our time to claim our space(s)?
How to Use Stories and Numbers as a Tool to Advocate for Supportive Policies at School
This webinar presents the Stories and Numbers Project, a new online tool for accessing resources related to the safety and well-being of LGBTQ youth in Texas schools. The purpose of the webinar is to orient students, parents, educators, and policy-makers to the resources covered on the website, highlighting the evidence on school policies, programs, and practices that are linked to positive adjustment and academic success for LGBTQ students. Additionally, we present ways to institute evidence-based safe school strategies. Attendees come away with action steps for implementing inclusive nondiscrimination policies and LGBTQ-related curricula, supporting Gender-Sexuality Alliances, and accessing professional development resources.
Testify for Sex Ed Workshop
Hear from the Texas Freedom Network how you can make your voice heard at the State Board of Education. The curriculum standards that include sex education are being updated for the first time in over 20 years, so now is the time to let the board know you want real sex ed. In this active workshop, you'll learn about the curriculum revision process, get tips and tricks for writing effective testimony, and then you'll be given the chance to write your own and practice with other advocates. Come ready to learn!
LGBTQIAP2+ Inclusive Sex Education: Presented by GLSEN and SIECUS
Becca Mui, E. Smith, Eka Tawe, El Martinez, Sarah Emily Baum, Savion Morgan Cooper
Pride Month wraps up with LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex Ed Week of Action June 22-26. Although in-person pride events have been cancelled due to COVID-19, it’s important that we continue to take this time to celebrate and uplift the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. Join as GLSEN’s Education Manager, Becca Mui, will moderate a panel discussion with sexual health educators and LGBTQ+ students. We will share relevant research on LGBTQ+ sex ed, share resources and best practices for K-12 inclusion, and discuss school-based advocacy efforts. LGBTQ+ youth panelists will share their own experiences with sexual health education, their advocacy efforts, and what they want educators to know to better support them.
How to Start and Sustain a GSA
E. Smith, Leo Heinrich, Shira Siegal, Zoe Odulinski
From the brilliant minds of four Texas teens, join us for a conversation about GSA club membership. We'll learn a little bit about each of these amazing leaders, and then the panelists will tackle everything from maintaining the safety of students who participate in the GSA to what they want in a GSA advisor, and more. If you're a student, teacher or school faculty member who has questions about Gender & Sexuality Alliance clubs, this is your chance to get all of them answered by the experts!