A group of Bloomington High School North students requesting to start a “straight pride” club to purportedly counter the schools’ Gay/Straight Alliance have created an atmosphere of outrage and calls for reconciliation reports the IndyStar.com. The brouhaha began when several students requested, and were granted, club status. “A group of students at Bloomington High School…
SAN FRANCISCO, – Hundreds of California students joined together Dec. 14 with the goal of ensuring all youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, have the opportunity to succeed in school. The 9th annual Youth Empowerment Summit (YES), hosted by the Gay-Straight Alliance Network of California and planned and led by youth, drew high…
NEW YORK – The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, announced today that Kevin Jennings has been named Executive Director. Jennings, a respected leader with a strong record of accomplishment in the non-profit and public sectors, is currently CEO of Be the Change, Inc., where he was instrumental…
Danielle Orna, 17, died suddenly Thursday though details of the teen’s death have not been released by Essex County Police. Orna was the President of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Nutley High School in Nutley, N.J. Police were unable to revive the teen when they arrived at 11 p.m. on report of an “unresponsive female,” the…
