GLSEN Reflection

I found many useful resources on www.GLSEN.org.  GLSEN ,or, Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network  empowers people and provides a community.  It is very positive and the members empower students and teachers to bring about a safe and secure environment for everyone.  The "Unheard Voices" page was very powerful.  These testimonials were very personal and I think the participants are brave to share their stories so that it may change the discrimination that so many have to deal with.  Some of the stories made me sad while other made me angry.  I couldn't believe a Marine that is brave enough to die for his country couldn't serve because he is attracted to and in love with a man. The other story that I believed to be meaningful was the "LGBT Family Rights" by Terry Boggins.  He brought up so many valid points in the two minute clip and it reminded me of  Dr. August's article.   I was curious to see who was on the GLSEN Board of Directors and noticed that the occupations of the members are varied and many members are employees of powerful companies such as Wells Fargo, HBO, and Cisco.  I noticed that there are no chapters of GLSEN in RI, hopefully that will change one day.  The statistics were disturbing especially the fact that 8 out of 10 LGBT students faced harassment at school.