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Gay-Straight Alliance

How to make schools safer for LGBTQ2S+ youth
Ask an Expert

How to make schools safer for LGBTQ2S+ youth

GLSEN interim executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers on creating liberatory spaces for queer youth

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
How Alberta GSAs are supporting LGBTQ2 youth during COVID-19
Your Communities in Action

How Alberta GSAs are supporting LGBTQ2 youth during COVID-19

The creative ways queer and trans students are connecting during the pandemic—from Zoom calls to Instagram board games

By Erica Lenti
Alberta students to protest UCP’s stance on GSAs
Gay-Straight Alliance

Alberta students to protest UCP’s stance on GSAs

What you need to know about the walkout

By Arvin Joaquin
Inside GSAs, where kids learn to ‘talk gay’
Feature

Inside GSAs, where kids learn to ‘talk gay’

Nearly a decade ago, I started a Gay-Straight Alliance. I went back to high school to find out why they still matter

By Erica Lenti
How Edmonton became a political battleground for queer students’ rights
Alberta

How Edmonton became a political battleground for queer students’ rights

Religious conservatism has long dominated the politics of Edmonton, but a day of reckoning might be on the horizon for the religious right

By Michael Ott
Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school
Opinion

Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school

Alberta’s new gay-straight alliance law is a step in the right direction, but gaps remain nationwide

By Rob Salerno
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Vancouver Pride marshal Romi Chandra Herbert makes history
Power

Vancouver Pride marshal Romi Chandra Herbert makes history

Tips for building stronger queer communities from a two-time marshal

By Hannah Ackeral
How trans-friendly are Vancouver schools a year after policy passed?
Power

How trans-friendly are Vancouver schools a year after policy passed?

Student Roan Reimer says VSB trans policy already changing school culture

By Nathaniel Christopher
Catholic school board settles human rights complaint
Power

Catholic school board settles human rights complaint

Attention to story has made it easier to create safe spaces, says former student

By HG Watson
Gay rights project approved at Ottawa Catholic school
Power

Gay rights project approved at Ottawa Catholic school

Two Grade 6 students now want to start a GSA

By HG Watson
Alberta’s ‘watered down’ gay-straight alliance bill on hold
Power

Alberta’s ‘watered down’ gay-straight alliance bill on hold

‘The roadblock is institutionalized religion and bishops,’ says Wells

By Nathaniel Christopher
Student fighting for GSA rights at Human Rights Tribunal
Power

Student fighting for GSA rights at Human Rights Tribunal

Karas wants to hold his Catholic high school accountable

By HG Watson
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LGBT support on campus
Power

LGBT support on campus

Schools gear up with variety of support groups for every person

By Adrienne Ascah
Jer’s Vision brings weeklong GSA forum to Toronto
Power

Jer’s Vision brings weeklong GSA forum to Toronto

Mississauga student Chris Karas to lead series of workshops on youth empowerment

By Julie Cruikshank
School board rejects student’s homophobia allegations at tribunal
Power

School board rejects student’s homophobia allegations at tribunal

‘I’ve already won,’ says gay Mississauga student Christopher Karas

By Dylan C Robertson
Coming out ‘naturally’ at Jasper Pride
Culture

Coming out ‘naturally’ at Jasper Pride

Rockies celebration is small ‘but has a lot of options,’ says first-time attendee

By Keph Senett
Gay high-school musical aims to bend Ottawa attitudes
Arts

Gay high-school musical aims to bend Ottawa attitudes

Successful performance at Catholic school prompts teens to take play to larger stage

By Dave Yin
Student files $25,000 suit against Ontario high school
Power

Student files $25,000 suit against Ontario high school

Christopher Karas suffered humiliation and mental anguish over school’s actions, suit alleges

By Rob Salerno
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