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     • Yes. Straight, cisgender youth are often members of GSAs because they have 2SLGBTQ+parents, family or friends. Straight, cisgender youth who have been perceived as 2SLGBTQ+ may join to help stop harassment and intolerance in school.
     www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/Get-Involved/Student-Leadership/GSAs/Frequently-Asked-Questions

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   Do students have a right to a Gay-Straight Alliance?

   • In Ontario, every student has a right to a GSA in their school and school boards are required to support students in establishing GSAs. In the past, homophobic administrators in Ontario have told students they cannot call their group a Gay-Straight Alliance. The Accepting Schools Act protects students’ choice to name their GSA themselves.

   Gender and Sexuality Alliance FAQs - Toronto District School Board

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   Do Gay-Straight Alliances improve school safety?

   • Gay-Straight Alliances or Genders and Sexualities Alliances (GSAs) have been associated with improvements in school safety, a key component of school connectedness, for all students. Research specifically links the presence of a GSA to greater feelings of school connectedness among LGBT students.

   Gay-Straight/Genders & Sexualities Alliances | DASH | CDC

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   Do GSAS address transphobia and transphobic harassment and violence?

   • Homophobic and transphobic harassment and violence are very common in schools and among teenagers. While addressing transphobia and homophobia is the responsibility of all TDSB employees, GSAs that conduct student and teacher sensitivity trainings typically see a decrease in slurs, name-calling, and harassment following their advocacy efforts.

   Gender and Sexuality Alliance FAQs - Toronto District School Board

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   Why do straight cisgender youth join GSAS?

   • Straight, cisgender youth are often members of GSAs because they have 2SLGBTQ+parents, family or friends. Straight, cisgender youth who have been perceived as 2SLGBTQ+ may join to help stop harassment and intolerance in school.

   Gender and Sexuality Alliance FAQs - Toronto District School Board

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3. dailyhive.com › toronto › toronto-catholic-schoolToronto Catholic schools to raise Pride flag for the first ...

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   May 7, 2021 · TCDSB’s decision to fly the Pride flag comes several years after the Toronto District School Board made the move. Additionally, TDSB’s board trustees have been participating in the Toronto Pride Parade since 2000 and declared the board as a gay-straight alliance in support of students in 2011.

4. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaAsked about gay-straight alliances, new Catholic school board ...

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   Dec 2, 2015 · An Ontario government anti-bullying bill, passed in 2012, removed the right for all schools in Ontario — including Catholic schools — to disallow students from forming gay-straight alliance...

5. www.thestar.com › news › gtaToronto Catholic school board rejects call for ban on gay ...

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   May 23, 2013 · The Toronto Catholic District School Board has rejected a call from two trustees to ban gay-straight alliances in schools — which Ontario now says schools must allow. Trustees voted 7 to 4...

6. xtramagazine.com › power › tcdsb-pride-catholicMost Catholic school boards still refuse to recognize Pride

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   Mar 15, 2021 · Such remains the reality for LGBTQ2S+ students in Catholic schools across the country. Victories for the recognition of their existence are few and far between, and supports are difficult to access. Ontario students, for instance, won the legal right to start gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in schools back in 2012.

7. www.tdsb.on.ca › High-School › Get-InvolvedGender and Sexuality Alliance FAQs - Toronto District School ...

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   In Ontario, every student has a right to a GSA in their school and school boards are required to support students in establishing GSAs. In the past, homophobic administrators in Ontario have told students they cannot call their group a Gay-Straight Alliance. The Accepting Schools Act protects students’ choice to name their GSA themselves.

8. www.catholicregister.org › features › catholicBill-13 passed into law

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   Jun 8, 2012 · TORONTO - Bill-13 is now the law in Ontario, which means Catholic schools must allow gay-straight alliance clubs if requested by students. The controversial bill, supported by the Liberals and NDP, easily passed by a vote of 65 to 36 in the Ontario legislature on Tuesday.

9. toronto.citynews.ca › 2013/05/23 › tcdsb-trusteesTCDSB trustees squash motion to ban gay-straight alliance clubs

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   May 23, 2013 · Gay-straight alliance clubs will continue on in Catholic schools. On Thursday evening Toronto District Catholic School Board trustees voted 7-4 against a motion brought forth by Trustee Garry...