GLSEN blogs

My Teachers, My Cheerleaders

High school is tough. Students like me are expected to juggle a social life and college readiness exams, while also completing various classes geared towards “creating effective leaders”—and keep on...

Un recurso nuevo para un espacio seguro

Hoy día la lucha sigue. La lucha para asegurar que todos los estudiantes se sienten libres ser quienes son sin el miedo del acoso, violencia, chistes, chisme, o bullying. Cuando...

4 LGBT Poets to Celebrate During National Poetr...

April is National Poetry Month! This month marks the 20th anniversary of the celebration led by the American Academy of Poets, and GLSEN takes part by recognizing the remarkable contributions...

5 Tweets All LGBTQ Youth Should See

Last Friday was GLSEN's Day of Silence, when thousands of students across the country pledged to remain silent for the day to symbolize the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment....

Unapologetically Silent

Silence.  That’s what I heard from my mother as I painted a cardboard sign that I would hang around my chest at school that day. She said nothing during my...

Where to Celebrate GLSEN's Day of Silence

This Friday, thousands of students across the country will participate in GLSEN's Day of Silence, a daylong vow of silence symbolizing the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. After taking...