Gay-Straight Alliance/LGBTQ Group Resource Center

Each of our schools have different policies and may, or may not, have a Gay-Straight Alliance or other LGBTQ student organization on campus. A Gay-Straight Alliance is a youth led organization that:

  • advocates a safe environment in schools for LGBTQ students;
  • educates others about homophobia and oppression of others;
  • educates school and community about homophobia, gender identity and sexual orientation issues; and,
  • fights discrimination, harassment and violence in schools.

Your school may not have a GSA, but may have an organization that supports LGBTQ youth in a more social way. Kaleidoscope is here to support you and your organization, no matter which format your school has, in getting organized, getting active, and staying active.

Start a GSA! To the right you will find a number of resources from which you can draw valuable information. You may also contact us via e-mail or by calling 614-294-7886.

You may find resistence to your forming a GSA or LGBTQ group at your school and holding meetings on campus. Contact KYC about holding your meetings at the Center!

 

RESOURCES

These documents are great resources on how to start and operate a GSA or LGBTQ club at your school! If you come up with your own ideas that work, please share them so others can learn too.

Legal Responsibilities of Schools

How to Start a Gay-Straight Alliance or LGBTQ Group at Your School

How to Have a Exceptional GSA

GSAs' Legal Rights Coming Soon

Building GSA Membership

Fun Things to Do with Your GSA

Youth/Adult Partnerships

GSA Leadership

Decision Making in GSAs

How to Facilitate a Meeting

Developing a Strategy

Fundraising for Your GSA

How to Plan an Event

Public Speaking

Coalition Building

What Every Super-Rad Straight Ally Should Know

Building Anti-Racist GSAs

Transgender Issues

Creating Peer Education Workshops

Conducting a School Survey

Making Your School a Hate Free Zone

Day of Silence Planning