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URGENT – Share Your Opposition to AB 469

11/16/2015

URGENT CALL TO ACTION Please share your opposition to the harmful and unnecessary Assembly Bill AB 469! This Thursday the Wisconsin State Assembly Education Committee is holding a hearing on AB 469, the so-called “Student Privacy Protection Bill.”  This bathroom bully bill, which seeks to ban transgender (and by default intersex) students from using the […]

Wisconsin GSA Directory

10/18/2015

Are you on the map? For many years, GSAFE and organizations like ours did not publish the list of GSAs with which we are connected.  We did this for a number of reasons: First, we didn’t want to give the impression that GSAFE owns or manages the individual GSAs in Wisconsin; we are in place […]

LGBTQ Youth of Color Leadership Conference

11/25/2014

On January 30th, 2015 GSAFE is hosting a day-long LGBTQ Youth of Color Leadership conference to create a space for LGBTQ youth of color and their allies to discuss what LGBTQ identities look like in their communities, identify the issues, and discuss ways to build! The conference will take place from 9am to 3pm, at the Dream Bank […]

GSAFE’s Walk/Run/Eat for Safe Schools

08/08/2014

Held on Saturday, October 11 at Goodman Community Center in Madison, GSAFE’s Walk/Run/Eat for Safe Schools is fun for the whole family! The event features a 5k walk, 5k run, 10k run, and kids run.  Following the event is a community meal.  New this year is a kids run, 5k stroller run, costumed superheroes, face painting, and […]

Gender Identity & Expression Protections in Wisconsin

07/02/2014

  In the past couple of months, three more school districts have added language to their local non-discrimination, harassment, and anti-bullying policies to provide specific protections on the basis of gender identity and gender expression: Green Bay Area Public School District, Appleton Area School District, and Elkhorn Area School District. This bring us up to […]

2014 GSAFE Youth Scholarship – Now Accepting Applications!

02/11/2014

GSAFE Youth Scholarship Application Now Available – Deadline February 24, 2014 The Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools (“GSAFE”) Youth Scholarship awards four high school seniors $1000 each. The recipients of these awards will have demonstrated a commitment to promoting safe, respectful, and just schools for all, with an emphasis on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]

Accepting Workshops for 2014 Safe Schools, Safe Communities

12/20/2013

  GSAFE is now accepting workshop proposals for the 2014 Safe Schools, Safe Communities: State Conference on LGBT Youth (SSSC14).  The conference will be held April 11th, 2014, at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Student Center. This conference is a continuation of statewide collaborative efforts by Diverse and Resilient and Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools […]

Superheroes Come Out for Walk/Run/Eat for Safe Schools

10/23/2013

7th Annual Walk/Run/Eat for Safe Schools a super success! Thank you to everyone who came out for the Walk/Run/Eat for Safe Schools on Sunday, October 13th at the Goodman Community Center.  We had a day of great weather, great costumes, and great community! In case you haven’t seen them yet, race results for the 5K […]

GSA Spotlight: Waukesha North’s Empowerment Week

04/01/2013

Empowerment Week at Waukesha North This past March 11-15, Waukesha North High School hosted Empowerment Week: End Harassment, a week full of activities, seminars, workshops, and speakers targeted at bringing awareness and an end to bullying.  The weeklong program also taught techniques to students and teachers aimed at empowering victims and how to address instances […]

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“Some of the boys used the expression ‘No Homo’ when playing a game and I immediately talked to them about what that phrase means and how it is offensive. GSAFE’s training prepared me to intervene in that moment.”

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