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xd Though I never had the benefit of having one, (graduated 2003) it seems my home town is starting to get with the times. I went to a meeting last year at my old HS to see what it was like, and...frankly I was a little disappointed. Mosty girls and a few boi's, (and their hags) its a shaky start for them. I was sad to see the teacher sponsoring the club seemed more interested in her papers than helping them get anywhere. I made my observations to them, and the teacher jumped on me saying "well they're student and need to get their district approval on anything they do" things like "this school's lucky they can even start having a club like this". The questions posed had to do with putting mere posters on the wall at school so they could start having fundraisers. stare I think district approval is a pathetic excuse second to only when LGBT students have to sue the district to get them to act on complaints of harassment. stressed Anyway, just looking to get views, ideas of how to help my Alma Matter. (however that's spelled) sweatdrop

Gay Straight Alliance

I think its a hard thing to do... because most kids in HS are very scared to stand up (not for there rights.. but for there sexual orientation rights).. so i think that kids need to be more independent and stand up for what they believe in. .. I think the best thing GLBT students can do is complain, complain, complain, report, report, and report. You have to get it through the board of educations mind that GLBT students are just as equal. And by doing what they are doing.. its going against what the country is (SUPPOSINGLY) all about.. (freedom) -thinks of president bush- -gags then pukes-

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We have a pretty active GSA at my school. Me and another transguy are co-captaining it this upcoming year. Last year we had about 30 people coming in the first few weeks, but like all clubs it dwindled down, to about 10 to 15 people by the end of the year. Still pretty strong. We did things like the Day of Silence, and put up posters on the Transgender Day of Remembrance (which also happens to be my birthday surprised ), as well as just discussed issues, both political and personal.

We had a few boys at the start of the year, but by the end it was just me and the other FTM, and the occasional guy dropping in and out. sweatdrop It got to the point where one of the coordinators was asking us to recruit boys. Gay boys don't seem interested, and while our school is less homophobic than most, straight boys rarely want to be associated -- although there were quite a number of straight boys apparently seriously participating in the Day of Silence.

I tried to have a GSA... but it got banned.... too many opposers reporting us...

We have a GSA at my school. It's about 30 members which is pretty good.
This past year, we got tons of people to participate in Day of Silence, No Name calling week, and I can't remember the other one we had.
It was good, we also had movie nights.
Next year won't be the same without some of the seniors that graduated. But we'll get new members.
I didn't tell my parents that what i was staying for. I told them I was going to film club, which I would have gone to if they weren't on the same day.
We don't have too many people yelling obscen things or anything.
There are a few closed minded people, but no one pays them too much attention. Seeing how the stars of our girls basket ball team, are gay. The student body president is bisexual. So it's cool
Plus, being in a school 70% girls you can't be too surprised.

We have one at my school. It started out really small, apparently, I hadn't joined yet at the time. But by the end of the school year, there were about 15 of us. Two boys.

Our school is really pretty good, though. Our Vice President of the Student Council is an open lesbian, and everybody seems to be okay with her. Of course, if she were straight, she'd probably have made president, but... yeah. Still.

Public only, dude... private schools have the right to stop any club from meeting during school hours or on school property.