| Upcoming Events: When I Knew | |
Join GSAFE for
When I Knew
Wednesday, April 13th
7-9pm
GSO Central Library
219 N. Church Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Tannenbaum/Sternberger Room
Southeast Regional Unity Conference: April 1-3, 2011
The Southeast Regional Unity Conference is an annual gathering of progressive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer identified people and their allies in the Southeast. It was founded to create dialogues about the intersections of gender and sexuality with ability, age, class, faith, health, and race/ethnicity, to explore strategies for effective grassroots organizing, and to share work that we and other LGBTIQ activists are doing in the Southeast. In generating these conversations, the Unity Conference serves to foster a progressive Southeastern LGBTIQ movement that reflects and affirms all aspects of the identities of LGBTIQ people. The conference is run entirely by students, though it is intended for a broader audience of LGBTIQ and allied community members.
More information can be found here: http://studentorgs.unc.edu/unity/
NC Families United
is seeking youth and young adults (ages 15-22) statewide to participate in a series of leadership workshops free of charge. We are looking for youth who have been dealing with Mental Health and Behavioral Challenges. These young people sometimes may not look like your traditional leaders as they may be currently expelled, in foster care or in a group home, experiencing homeless and/or gang involved. There is no experience or qualifications needed; only that you are interested in becoming a leader, are dependable, and are willing to attend required meetings. For more information please contact Brittany Holt, Youth Program Advisor at
ncyouthmove@gmail.com or 336-408-4013
2011 PFLAG National Convention "Bringing the Message Home" Washington, D.C. November 3-6, 2011
Click for more information and to register
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| Lesson Plan of the Month - Day of Silence | |
On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools.
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| Lesson Plan Supplement - International Women's Day March 8, 2011 | |
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GSAFE MEDIA HITS | |
In Turnabout, U.S. Says Marriage Act Blocks Gay Rights
By CHARLIE SAVAGE and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Advocates of same-sex marriage hailed the president's decision; critics called it a politicization of the Justice Department. When suits challenge the 1996 law barring recognition of same-sex marriages, federal lawyers will now tell judges it should be struck down. DOMA is Unconstitutional - Huffington Post
The Supreme Court has held that most laws that treat some people differently from others are constitutional if the difference in treatment rationally furthers a legitimate government interest. A central question in the legal debate over the constitutionality of laws that discriminate against gays and lesbians (such as the federal Defense of Marriage Act) is whether the government's interest in treating gays and lesbians differently from other Americans is sufficiently weighty to justify the discrimination.
Free STI (GC/CT, HIV, RPR ) Testing in Guilford County
Triad Health Project
801 Summit Ave, Greensboro
275-1654
Bring picture ID
Mondays 5-7Pm NIA Community Action Center 1214 Grove St, Greensboro 617-7722 Wednesdays 3-6pm Piedmont Health and Sickle Cell Agency 1102 E Market St, Greensboro 274-1507 Tuesdays 9-12, Thursday 1-4 401 Taylor Street, High Point 886-2437 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1-7 Guilford County Health Department-Greensboro 1100 Wendover Ave 641-5563 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Guilford County Health Department-High Point 501 E Green Drive 845-7699 Monday-Friday
Call each site for up to date testing information.
Safe Schools State(ment) Update - February 2011
State legislative sessions are well underway, and 2011 has brought a mix of very promising safe schools bills and very disappointing legislative measures that harm and isolate LGBT students. GLSEN is working with partner organizations to stymie these negative measures. Safe Schools Update Safe Schools Update
Allums' Mom Says Son Kept from Playing - The Advocate
The mother of Kye Allums, an African American transgender basketball player for George Washington University, asserts that the school is preventing her son from playing. He is the first openly transgender person to play NCAA Division 1 basketball. Kye wants to help other transgender athletes.
North Carolina Elects First Black, Openly Gay State Representative - Goqnotes.com
READ MORE State Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford), has earned the distinction of being the first openly gay man elected to the North Carolina State Legislature and the first to hold office in the House. He's also the first Black, openly gay candidate ever elected to a state-level office. He's said he will focus his attention on education, community development, and sustainability |
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Transgressive - exceeding, advancing, or crossing a boundary or border of social expectation or acceptability (from Feminist Theories and Education by Leila E. Villaverde; published by Peter Lang NYC 2008)
If you have a term that you are curious about and would like defined in our monthly Word Wall Series, please email us at contact@gsafe.org
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| Resources | 
A safe, welcoming, program for LGBTIQ youth ages 14-18
YouthSafe Next Meeting:
Thursday, January 19th, 7:00pm at the Green Bean (meets every third Thursday of each month)
Other Triad LGBTIQ Resources
Need help addressing LGBTIQ issues
at your workplace, church or school?
GSAFE offers a variety of free trainings for your students, employees and organizations.
Please Contact Us for details.
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