GLSEN blogs

11 Ways to Prepare for GLSEN's Day of Silence

Each year, thousands of students across the country participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence, a daylong vow of silence symbolizing the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. This year’s...

We Need More Than Visibility

In the past year alone, there has been an exponential increase in transgender visibility. Many watershed moments in the past year have brought transgender issues into the public eye: Caitlyn...

I'm Truly Willa

I have written a book called Truly Willa. It’s about my story as a trans child, before, during and after transition. The words in the book are my words and...

GLSEN Research Presents Our Findings

GLSEN Research is continually conducting new research to move GLSEN's mission forward, and we regularly share our latest findings with the academic community. Next month, the GLSEN Research Department will be...

4 Women Heroes of the LGBT Community

March is Women’s History Month! It’s a time to celebrate how women, including LGBT women, have shaped history. At GLSEN, we want to specifically recognize women in the LGBT community...

Why (and How) STEM Curriculum Needs to Be LGBT ...

As a bisexual genderqueer person, I never saw or even imagined seeing myself in my classes. Then, in a college genetics class, I learned that there were biologically(!) more than...