- 3:35-Start
- A started up a blog midlandhsgsa.blogspot.com. We'll post information, minutes, and other get togethers on there.
- Climate survey- see if we (MHS) is LGBTQ+ friendly. Mrs.Pancost from DHS will come into talk in the near future about how to start it.
- GSA swag- let's start up a business card with magnet trend around the school. Magnets, stickers, pens, etc. would help promote the school. GLAD provided window clings, and we are getting more for classes with windows. For a campaign (to make the school a friendlier place), we'll need a slogan or saying, so please give us your ideas! For any specific type of product you want, please contact Sra. Aviles or the leaders.
- 3:45- Cara's media talks
- Organizations: GLSEN, P-Flag, It Gets Better Project, Human Rights Campaign (Lists places safe to work for LGBTQ+ and shows brands/stores safe/in support of them)
- Reddit: /r/transgender, /r/lgbteens, /r/ainbow (advice, help, etc.), /r/genderqueer, /r/asexuality, and /r/asklgbt
- Tumblr: aboutlgbt, lgbtlaughs, and lqbt-advice
- 3:50- Ask All or Nothing Tumblr blog
- Jaime (asexual) + Ariana (pansexual) + Char (gender issues)
- has themes, posts of pictures, and questions and answers
- they want to educate others on the "unknown" parts of the lgbtq+ spectrum; running into judgemental and hateful people is unfortunate and frequent.
- 3:55- Leelah Alcorn and Transgender rights
- 17 year-old transgender girl from Ohio was not accepted by Christian family. Family isolated her from school, friends, and the world. Her parents refused to let her have hormone replacement therapy. Her parents continue to call her "Joshua", rather than Leelah, even after her suicide in a personal family statement.
- Leelah's Law: no more "conversion camps"that try to change who people are.
- News outlets refer to her as Leelah, while her parents refer to "Josh" or their son. She jumped in front of a truck and wrote a large note on tumblr to help spread her message.
- In the US, UK, and Canada, over 40% of transgender teens have attempted suicide.
- Laverne Cox is coming to SVSU- she is very influential with her shows, Time Magazine article, etc. Tickets go on sale for $10 on the 12th. You should go if you can! She may or may not talk about the death of Leelah.
The meeting was lead by Cara. Audrey wrote minutes. A typed up minutes.
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