Students pledge LGBT support
Article compliments of Q Notes
NEW YORK, N.Y. — According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, thousands of students across the country pledged to address anti-gay bullying as part of the fifth annual Ally Week, Oct. 19-23. The event is highlighted by activities designed to encourage people to be allies against anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment at school. Ally week was created by students and is often organized by the more than 4,000 Gay-Straight Alliance student clubs registered from coast to coast.
The Ally Week pledge, which students and adults sign through pledge cards in school or online at www.allyweek.org, reads: “I believe all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression deserve to feel safe and supported. That means I pledge to not use anti-LGBT language or slurs; intervene, if I safely can, in situations where students are being harassed; and, support efforts to end bullying and harassment.
According to GLSEN’s 2007 National School Climate Survey of 6,209 LGBT students in middle and high school, nearly nine out of 10 LGBT students experience harassment at school and 61 percent feel unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation.
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