Homophobia in the Classroom

Addressing Homophobia in the classroom - Huffington Post article 07/17/13

What's Trending, What to Follow...

I highly recommend following upworthy.com or @Upworthy for some of the latest trending stories in LGBT rights.

Current story links:

10 year old girl speaks out about LGBTQ employment rights:
http://www.upworthy.com/a-10-year-old-girl-has-more-sense-than-34-of-our-states-now-thats-messed-up?c=utw1

Andrew Garfield (Spiderman) speaks out about LGBT movie and comic characters:
http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/07/19/enders-game-spider-man-big-gay-panic-mark-harris/

Tim Horton's apologizes for LGBTI website ban:
http://globalnews.ca/news/728910/tim-hortons-apologizes-for-blocking-gay-website/

LGBT friendly message in the new Backstreet Boys song:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/19/new-backstreet-boys-video-in-a-world-like-this_n_3625237.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

Athlete Awareness

You Can Play Project

Gay Athletes. Straight Allies. Teaming up for Respect.

Starting a GSA

Tips From: Do Something. org

Tips from: Winnipeg School Division

Tips from GSA Network

Tips From My GSA

High School Links

Evan Hardy - Saskatoon

Winston Knoll - Regina

GSA Directory - USA

University of Regina

Sochi Olympics vs LGBTI Athletes - Building Awareness and Activism

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/russia-gay-law-tourists-_n_3581217.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Comic Books Join in supporting LGBT awareness

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/kevin-keller-it-gets-better_n_3568394.html

Gender Neutral Bathrooms - Congratulations U of R

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/university-of-regina-joins-growing-ranks-of-schools-installing-gender-neutr/

Stories of Support

http://www.youthresource.com/

Click on "Queer Living" and check out the stories from youth as well as Questions to think about when coming out, support for Ally's and responses to the "No Homo".

LGBT Youth and Cyberbullying - from GLSEN and Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/07/11/2283881/study-lgbt-cyberbulling/?mobile=nc

LGBT Legalization Map

Looks like tolerance is growing... now to work on acceptance!