The Gay Straight Educators' Alliance
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Gay Straight Educators' Alliance is to provide a forum for ongoing and sustained discussion among all individuals who share a professional commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) students, teachers, issues, and academic materials as they pertain to the teaching of English at all levels of instruction. The GSEA is committed to the inclusion of LGBT issues and texts in English studies and English language arts classrooms, fostering research and scholarship, addressing heterosexism and homophobia in academic and school settings, supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans students and teachers, and broadening cultural diversity through more inclusive understandings of difference. The Assembly disseminates information to its members and sponsors sessions at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English. Members receive access to our email listserv.
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Annual dues are $10 per year or $25 for 3 years. Click
here to download a membership form.
GSEA @ NCTE
Each year, members of the Gay Straight Educators' Alliance staff an information table in the exhibit hall of the annual NCTE Convention. Visitors can ask questions, discuss issues, pick up copies of articles about LGBT pedagogy and other handouts, and view copies of the latest titles in LGBT-themed young adult literature. Here, members work the table at the 2008 NCTE Convention in San Antonio, TX. If you plan on attending the 2009 Convention in Philadelphia, be sure to stop by and visit our table.
NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR LGBT LEADERS
The Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief is the premier source of news and information for gay and lesbian elected and appointed officials, business, organization and community leaders. Twice weekly, SmartBrief delivers the most important news stories via e-mail to the "grass-tops" decision-makers and leaders of the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
ANNOUNCEMENT OR SUGGESTIONS?
Please email the web design team with your recommendations for items to include on this web site. We plan to update the content at least monthly and are especially interested in profiles of members doing the difficult work of promoting fairness and equality in our schools, success stories from our members and their institutions, and "heads ups" for the challenges we face.
