Workshops

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written by and for
GSA students in the Triangle

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how to lead a discussion (pdf)
list of possible topics

• Trans Workshop
  • Information and teaching about transgender people

 
• GSA Leadership Guide
  • From the GSA leaders at East Chapel Hill High School

 
• Vamanos Retreat Programming Kit
  • An iNSIDEoUT retreat on race and diversity

 
• Gender uPSIDEdOWN
  • An iNSIDEoUT workshop for Transgender Day of Remembrance

 
• Race, Your GSA and You
  • A program for GSAs for MLK Day. Coming soon!

 
• From Here to There...
  • Summer board retreat. Coming Soon!

 
• Day of Silence
  • Looks at a timeline of lgbtq-a persecution. Coming Soon!

 
• Looking Back, Looking Forward
  • Spring leadership retreat for board. Coming Soon!

 
• Trans Workshop with JumpStart
  • Why and how to be trans inclusive. Coming Soon!

 
• Y.A. for Change
  • How to change school policy - an iNSIDEoUT activity for GSAs.

 
• Kick-Off for GSAs in the Triangle
  • Including workshops on education and activism. Coming Soon!

 
• Untitled
  • Summer leadership training retreat for the board. Coming Soon!

 
• Day of Silence
  • An activity commemorating the suffering of lgbtq-a youth. Coming Soon!

 
• GSA Networks and GSAs, What's the Connection?
  • Producing a video aimed at connecting and resourcing between GSAs. Coming Soon!

 
• Untitled
  • Issues teens face and what GSAs can do about them. Coming Soon!

 
• Real Youth. Real Leadership. Real Change.
  • Explores the power of youth movements throughout history and the role of students in GSA organizing. Coming Soon!

 
• My GSA, It's Place in History
  • Run for GSAs in the Triangle, explores their role in a broader social movement. Coming Soon!

 
• Show Me the Money
  • Brainstorming/teaching students ideas for fundraising. Coming Soon!

 
• What Does it Mean to Be Out?
  • Explores issues surrounding coming out.

 
• Making the Most of Your GSA Network
  • Leadership retreat for GSA leaders in the Triangle. Coming Soon!

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Possible topics:

• gender
• language in the queer community
• queer history
• religion & queer issues
• LGBT people in the media
• recent history
• GSA history
• GSAs internationally
• outting
• other minority groups
• queer parents
• lgbt families
• creating new queer families
• lgbtq marches in dc
• self-expression
• coming out
• self-esteem
• queer fashion
• homosexuality in nature
• homosexuality and the bible
• safe sex
• sex
• latino queer issues
• african american queer issues
• queer jews
• queer native americans
• drugs
• health
• aids
• aids history
• transgender/transexual issues
• integrating minorities into gsas and the lgbt movement
• lgbt violence within the community
• violence towards the lgbt community
• verbal violence
• nonverbal violence
• generation gaps in lgbt community
• religion within the lgbt community
• lgbts in the neopagan movement
• lgbts internationally
• same-sex marriage
• hate lanugage
• beauty norms
• famous queer people
• high school
• government and queer issues
• adoption
• boy and girl scouts and queers
• gay violence
• anti-gay violence
• stonewall
• queer music/culture
• queer sports figures
• queer geography (learn about gay cities, islands, beaches)
• NC queer stuff
• graffitti
• non-queer youth activism
• youth activism in other countries
• Queer Nation
• feminism
• lesbian feminism
• queer fiction
• allies
• school policies
• state policies
• hip-hop
• television
• aids politics
• queer politics
• coming out day
• nc queer organizations
• triangle queer organizations
• national gsa movement
• other gsa's in nc/us