Gay-Straight Alliances: Networking with Other Teens and Allies

by Kristina Lyn Heitkamp

Book Overview

A 2016 Vanderbilt University study reported that LGBTQ+ students in schools with a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) were 52 percent less likely to hear homophobic remarks and experience bullying in school. This essential, timely volume provides the tools and resources to organize a GSA and to become a proactive leader in a community. Also included are educational activities, tips for being a good ally to LGBTQ+ people of color, and a Myths and Facts section...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150817427X
• ISBN13: 9781508174271
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12