LONG ISLAND
Long Island GSA Advisors Council Kick Off (VIRTUAL)
Tuesday, 9/12, 2:30pm
Calling all Long Island GSA Advisors! Kick off the 2023-24 School Year with this important virtual event focused on and for GSA advisors. With equal parts program planning, networking, and education, you will leave this Council meeting with a schedule of programs available for your GSA for the year, peer contacts to support you and your club, and more information about the revised NYSED guidance on supporting transgender and gender expansive students in schools. This is a GSA Advisors Council meeting you won’t want to miss!
Long Island GSA Youth Leaders Boot Camp (VIRTUAL)
Tuesday, 9/26, 4pm,
Get the best tips to get your GSA started for the school year! You’ll hear from GSA youth leaders from other schools about what has worked for them! Plus, you’ll receive the refreshed version of our “GSA Guide,” the epic guide that has helped countless youth start and grow their GSA clubs! Join the LGBT Network with 30 years’ experience helping GSA clubs – we helped start Long Island’s first GSA club in 1998, and we can help you!
Central Suffolk GSA Networking Mixer (IN-PERSON)
Thursday, 10/5, 3:30-5 pm, Half Hallow Hills East
Unite and share ideas for a brighter future for the LGBT community. Come collaborate with fellow GSA leaders and members from Central Suffolk on creative solutions and fresh ideas to spread advocacy and support in our schools and beyond. Register below and be the change you want to see!
Safe Schools Forum (IN-PERSON)
Tuesday, 10/17, 6:30pm, LGBT Network Hauppauge Center
LGBTQ youth continue to face bullying in our schools, there is a lack of inclusion to ensure safe spaces for them, and anti-LGBT rhetoric and hate is on the rise. Through its Safe Schools Forums, the LGBT Network is bringing together youth, parents and families, educators, donors and funders, and other members of the community to share and highlight the challenges and needs of LGBT youth in our schools today. In doing so, the LGBT Network will continue its 30-year history of formulating and implementing strategies to create safer schools for LGBTQ youth. Register today and be a part of a movement to fight hate.
Nassau County GSA Networking Mixer (IN-PERSON)
Wednesday, 10/26, 3:30-4:30pm, H. Frank Carey High School (Franklin Square)
Unite and share ideas for a brighter future for the LGBT community. Come collaborate with fellow GSA leaders and members from Nassau County on creative solutions and fresh ideas to spread advocacy and support in our schools and beyond. Register now and be the change you want to see!
QUEENS & BROOKLYN
NYC GSA Advisor Roundtable – School Year Kick-Off (VIRTUAL)
Tuesday, 9/26, 6pm-7pm
Are you a GSA Advisor? Come meet with other GSA advisors from across NYC for support, networking, and sharing best practices. This monthly meeting will be an opportunity to discuss what’s happening in your school and support each other’s missions to make our schools safer for LGBTQ students. LGBT Network staff will provide information and updates on the ever-changing climate in schools, new studies, and resources to improve your GSA and school community.
National Coming Out Day Fair at the 31st Ave Open Street! (IN-PERSON)
Sunday, 10/8, 12pm-6pm, 31st Ave Open Street
It’s almost National Coming Out Day! Come on down to 31st Avenue between 33rd Street and 35th Street in Astoria, Queens for this Open Street Festival. Find resources for your students and yourself, have some fun, and enjoy community. Learn about our community education and GSA support activities for your school & pick up extra supplies for your school’s National Coming Out Day (NCOD) Campaign.
Bootcamp for NYC GSA Leaders & Members! (IN-PERSON)
Thursday, 10/19, 4pm-7pm, LGBT Network Queens Center (Astoria, NY)
Whether you are an official student leader, a motivated member of your GSA, or a student who wants to get a GSA started, this “bootcamp” has everything you need to jumpstart your GSA this year! Come on down to the Q-Center! We’ll share tips, tricks, and strategies to make your GSA a juggernaut for safety and change in your school. You’ll hear from GSA youth leaders from other schools about what has worked for them! Plus, you’ll receive our updated “GSA Guide,” that has helped countless students start and grow their GSA clubs! Let the LGBT Network’s 30 years of experience supporting GSA clubs help you make this the best year yet!
Brooklyn GSA Networking Mixer! (IN-PERSON)
Tuesday, 10/24, 4pm-7pm, Fort Hamiliton High School (Brooklyn, NY)
Unite and share ideas for a brighter future for the LGBT community. Come collaborate with fellow GSA leaders and members in and around Brooklyn on creative solutions and fresh ideas to spread advocacy and support in our schools and beyond. Register now and be the change you want to see!