Ilion High School NY Virtual Gay-Straight Alliance #VGSA

Ilion High School NY Virtual Gay-Straight Alliance #VGSA Please "like" and show your support. If you are unsure of why you should do so, please read below.

In the spirit of the "It Gets Better" campaign, my friend Jen Grygiel attempted to build a forum of support for LGBT students in the Mount Markham community. Initially she was met with a blatant lack of support from school district members. She knew, however, that the next best step to reaching out to students was through Facebook. She started the Mount Markham GSA through a page, imagini

ng that the current students wouldn't feel empowered enough to start a GSA on their own. She was right....

Within a few days, membership soared and a recent alumni wrote, "I tried to start a GSA in the school while I was still there. I was approached by numerous teachers saying I may be targeted by my fellow peers. I cannot fully express my joy in knowing that finally students have the opportunity to feel safe within their school." Now, we want the LGBT students in the Ilion school district to know that their home-town community supports them. Let them know you care by liking the page and inviting others to join.

-Carrie

07/30/2017
11/11/2016

This was a tough election. We got your back. You are not alone. 🌈

07/27/2016

Hope you all are having a rocking summer in Ilion. Been there a few times over the last month--renovating an old camper on upper Barringer.

What's left on your bucket list this summer?

Thank you, Ireland.
05/25/2015

Thank you, Ireland.

Same-sex couples will soon be able to walk down the aisle in the Emerald Isle -- Ireland passes same-sex marriage referendum.

Tell us about your day...we're hear to listen.
05/11/2015

Tell us about your day...we're hear to listen.

After two of her classmates took their lives, MIT freshman Isabel "Izzy" Lloyd made wristbands to promote compassionate outreach on campus. The white bands say TMAYD, for Tell Me About Your Day.

01/25/2015

We hope 2015 is treating you well.

07/08/2013

DOMA has been defeated.

from the US Secretary of Education
06/29/2011

from the US Secretary of Education

June 14, 2011, Letter to Colleagues Announcing Release of Legal Guidelines Regarding the Equal Access Act and the Recognition of Student-Led Noncurricular Groups

06/29/2011

If 250 People Donate $10, Then GLSEN Can Provide 250 LGBT Resource Kits to Middle and High Schools

06/29/2011

No Gay Left Behind (NGLB) has offered to donate a copy of the It Gets Better Book to the Ilion HS library. We've contacted administrators to see if they will accept this. Will keep you posted.

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