Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) was started in 1990 to help bring together gay, lesbian and straight people for the purpose of eradicating homophobia and hate-speech directed toward homosexuals. As of 2009, the... [more]

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) was started in 1990 to help bring together gay, lesbian and straight people for the purpose of eradicating homophobia and hate-speech directed toward homosexuals. As of 2009, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network boasted more than 40 chapters nation-wide.

Obama’s “Safe Schools” czar, Kevin Jennings, founded and led GLSEN for 18 years. A current GLSEN lesson plan for “LGBT History” -- intended for schoolchildren – celebrates gay and lesbian activists from the 1950s and ’60s. It recommends the film “Gay Pioneers” which profiles several practitioners and promoters of pornography. GLSEN recommends “Gay Pioneers” for classroom use, for showing at a Gay-Straight Alliance club meeting (invite other...  
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