Start a GSA

• Steps for starting a gsa:
• find a faculty member who will advise the GSA
• find out what needs to be done at your school to start a new club; this may include filling out some forms or writing a constitution
• let the guidance counselors at your school know about the GSA
• plan your first GSA meeting (see below)
• advertise!

 
• What should we do at our first meeting?
• Sample First Meeting #1
• Sample First Meeting #2
• Sample First Meeting #3

 
• What if our administration won't let us start a GSA?
• Sample Letter #1
• Sample Letter #2
• Sample Letter #3
• If your administration is denying you the right to meet at school, they are breaking the law. You should put your request in writing, by giving your administrators a letter typed on paper. Be sure to request in writing that if they reject your proposal to start a GSA, they provide a written statement explaining their reasons for that decision.

 
• What if our administration still won't let us start a GSA?
• Your legal right to start a GSA in your school is protected by the Federal Equal Access Act
• Steps Involved in Defending Your Right to Start a GSA
• Stories of Other Students Who Have Defended Their Rights to Start a GSA

 
• How do we write a constitution?
• Coming Soon!

 
• How Do I Know If I Should Start a GSA at My School?
• Why Every School Should Have a GSA
• "But my school is too homophobic for a GSA; it could never happen here."
• "But my school is so gay-friendly, we don't even need a GSA."

 
• Email us at iNSIDEoUT180[at]gmail.com to let us know what you do at your first GSA meeting!