Speak Out!

Good morning Fly Girls!

Ok, so one of the cool things about being a teen today is that more and more people are becoming open minded to differences. Whether cultural background, gender or even sexuality, teens are opening up about who they truly are as a person!

Check out a piece from Advocate.com by  high school student  C. Jacobs who explains the importance of  Gay-Straight alliances in schools:

GSAs help students become more comfortable with talking about and expressing who they are, especially when it comes to expressing their sexuality or gender.

Even though we’re called the Gay-Straight Alliance, anyone can join, and our events are for the entire community to enjoy. The GSA helps to bring our school community together. We host talent and fashion shows and dances and balls to invite students, teachers, and administrators to relax, interact with each other, have fun, be productive, and avoid getting in trouble during our out-of-school time.

One of the most important parts of any community is acceptance, and that’s what the GSA is all about. Our events show that whether you’re gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning, there is a space in our school where you can be yourself.

That’s why I joined the Burke’s GSA, to help my peers understand that they can express who they are and what they feel while at school, and that it will be accepted and respected. I hope my participation in the GSA will help me gain friends, knowledge, and responsibility and help students and teachers at the Burke know that there is a place at our school where we explore, appreciate and celebrate differences.

Read full story here…

Does your school have a Gay-Straight Alliance? Are students accepting of other students sexuality?

Speak Out!