#OurTurnNow Youth Campaign launches

Today MEUSA joined youth leaders from several national organizations including COLAGE, One Million Kids, the Outspoken Generation, Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Rainbow Letters in support of #OurTurnNow. MEUSA is participating in the online effort calling on youth to unite their voices in support of nationwide marriage equality through April 28, the date of the U.S….

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Leaders of Gay-Straight Alliance youth movement to unite in Minneapolis for ninth annual national gathering

Gay-Straight Alliance Network (GSA Network) will hold its ninth annual national gathering from July 31-Aug. 3 in Minneapolis, bringing together youth and adult ally GSA leaders from across the country for four days of workshops, trainings and plenaries focused on strengthening the national GSA movement. Gay-Straight Alliance clubs are student-led groups that work to transform their…

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GSA Network joins teachers, advocates in calling for restorative practices, not suspensions

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the national youth empowerment organization Gay-Straight Alliance Network launched a campaign for GSA clubs to demand their districts adopt the recommendations around restorative practices outlined in the educators’ toolkit released Thursday by prominent educator and advocate organizations. The #GSAs4Justice campaign empowers youth to push back against punitive discipline policies that create…

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