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GLSEN Exits Twitter/X Following Increasing Concerns Over Safety for LGBTQ+ Youth

GLSEN Announces Wilson Cruz as Chair of Board, Imara Jones as Vice Chair

Governor Whitmer and Governor Pritzker Join GLSEN’s Rise Up Campaign, Pledge to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth

Governors Across the Country Join GLSEN’s Rise Up Campaign, Pledge to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth

GLSEN Commends Congress for Reintroducing the LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act

GLSEN Celebrates the Reintroduction of the Equality Act

GLSEN Commends Biden-Harris Administration for New Actions to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth

GLSEN Responds to Louisiana Legislature Passing Three Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills

GLSEN Faces Onslaught of Attacks, Lies from Right-Wing Extremists

Leading LGBTQ+ Advocacy Organizations Raise the Alarm to Business Community on Coordinated Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks; Call on Target to Lead

GLSEN Commends Legislators for Reintroducing the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act

Today, after the Protecting our Students in Schools Act was reintroduced in Congress, GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) released the following statement:

GLSEN Responds to DeSantis Signing Four Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Into Law

Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed four different anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law.

Mayors Across Florida Join GLSEN’s Rise Up Campaign as Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Passes State Senate

Today, far-right politicians in the Florida Senate passed two different bills that harm LGBTQ+ Floridians, especially youth.

GLSEN Responds to the House of Representatives Passing Federal Trans And Intersex Athlete Sports Ban

Today, after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, a bill that would ban transgender girls from playing school sports with their peers on girls’ teams, GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) released the following statement:

GLSEN Responds to Florida Board of Education’s Decision to Expand Curriculum Ban

Today, after the Florida Board of Education voted to expand its ban on classroom instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation through twelfth grade, GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) released the following statement:

GLSEN Responds to the Department of Education’s Proposed Rule on Trans Student Inclusion in Sports

Today, after the Department of Education released proposed changes to its Title IX regulations on students' eligibility for athletic teams, GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) released the following statement:

Senator Brian Schatz, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Barbara Lee Lead GLSEN Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Resolution to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth

Today, Senator Schatz, Representative Takano, and Representative Lee introduced the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools resolution, a call to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students.

GLSEN, GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, National Black Justice Coalition, National LGBTQ Task Force, Major Social Justice Organizations Condemn House Republicans’ Censure Motion Against Rep. Mauree Turner

In response, 13 major, national LGBTQ+ and social justice organizations are coming together to vehemently condemn this disturbing action.

GLSEN Executive Director Responds to Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

Today, after Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that would prevent transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) released the following statement:

GLSEN Executive Director Condemns Missouri “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers released the following statement in response to SB134: