GLSEN Atlanta [email protected] 770-843-7301 facebook.com/GLSENAtlanta www.glsen.org/atlanta GSA Support

Looking for projects or support for your Student Organization, reach out to us via email or sign up on our Facebook page to receive the GLSEN Atlanta GSA Curriculum which provides meeting ideas, agendas, and activities.

GLSEN Atlanta is a chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Nationally, GLSEN works to ensure safe schools for ALL students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. There are over 40 Chapters around the country, which work closely with the national staff of GLSEN to implement programs, and to keep national staff informed of local events. The work that chapters do covers a variety of subjects and issues, from public policy to teacher training to supporting students and educators around the country. To find support for students, educators, Gay-Straight Alliances, or similar student groups, reach out to us at [email protected]

Metro Atlanta LGBTQ Student Leadership Conference

GLSEN Atlanta, in partnership with Georgia Equality, will host the first Metro Atlanta LGBTQ Student Leadership Conference. This gathering of GSA leaders and advisors from across the Metro Atlanta area will create a sense of unity among clubs from across the state. During the conference, we will train GSA leaders on how to have successful meetings with their club and will give them ideas for meeting activities. We will also take ideas from students for community activities, competitions, and items to add to the GSA Curriculum in the future. For GSA advisors, we will have a separate track that will give them updates on what students will be doing on meetings, as well as tips and ideas from other GSA advisors and our GSA Advisor Liaison on how to best support your GSA. To find out when the next meeting date, learn more, and register, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ GLSENAtlanta

LGBT Student Resources This brochure contains a list of GLSEN approved resources for LGBT students and their families.

Atlanta Support Groups

Legal Resources

Georgia Equality Georgia Equality’s mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and our allies throughout the state. http://georgiaequality.org/

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The ACLU works to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color; women; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people; prisoners; and people with disabilities. www.aclu.org

Georgia Safe Schools Coalition The purpose of the Georgia Safe Schools Coalition (GSSC) is to eliminate LGBTQ oppression in Georgia schools. They focus on providing support for Professional Development and the GSA Summit in February. www.georgiasafeschoolscoalition.org

National Support Groups These national organizations provide students with support and counseling. The Trevor Project The Trevor Project is a national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. www.thetrevorproject.org Hotline: 866-4Utrevor/866-488-7386 GLBT National Help Center Provides free and confidential telephone and e-mail peer-counseling, information and local resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. www.glnh.org Hotline: 800-246-PRIDE CenterLink The Community of LGBT Centers exists to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and to build a unified center movement. CenterLink’s directory of LGBT community centers in the US and internationally is online in a new and improved format. www.lgbtcenters.org

PFLAG Atlanta PFLAG Atlanta promotes the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity. www.pflagatl.org

Lambda Legal Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. www.lambdalegal.org

Atlanta Coalition for LGBTQ Youth (ACFLY) We are a coalition of over 70 organizations working together to provide a continuum of support for Atlanta's diverse communities of LGBTQ youth including Health Care Service Providers and housing providers, as well as support groups. You can always reach out to GLSEN Atlanta as a point of contact for any situation or support need, and GLSEN will connect you to the ACFLY organization for your needs. Or you can contact Emily Brown from Georgia Equality [email protected] To learn what resources are available or to find resources you need, contact GLSEN Atlanta or Georgia Equality.