The Boulder Valley Safe Schools Coalition
is a volunteer group working to make Boulder Valley schools safe and welcoming
for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning students, parents, and staff.
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Our Vision:
Each school is a place where every family can belong, every educator can teach, and every child can learn.
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Save The Date!
Statewide Convening on LGBT Youth
March 10, 2012
CU Boulder
The Statewide Convening on LGBT Youth brings together people who work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young people to learn about their unique needs and experiences. Convening participants will have access to the latest tools and resources to develop skills for serving and addressing the concerns of LGBT young people. Hosted by One Colorado and National Education Policy Center at the School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder. Co-Chair: Governor John Hickenlooper.
For more information and to register: http://www.colorado.edu/education/ssi/pdfs/2lgbtyouthconvening.pdf
6th Annual Transforming Gender Symposium
March 9-11, 2012
CU Boulder
The 6th annual TRANSforming Gender Symposium will be held March 9-11 on the CU-Boulder campus. The symposium, which is free and open to the public, is an excellent opportunity to learn about transgender and gender-queer identities and issues as well as other issues related to gender identity and gender expression.
More information and registration at: http://www.colorado.edu/GLBTQRC/tgs.html
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TYES (Trans Youth Education and Support) support group meetings 4:00 to 6:00pm on:
Feb. 5, Mar. 4, Apr. 8, and May 6.
TYES is a peer-facilitated support group for transgender/gender variant children and their families.
Monthly meetings are held in Lafayette, and may include an opportunity for questions and/or a discussion with an excellent local gender therapist. Contact Karen at (720) 443-7708 or by email at
tyes.group@gmail.com for location and further information.
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Sometimes one of us comes across a great website that we’d like to share with folks who are interested in the sort of issues that BVSSC addresses. When that happens, we’ll post them here for folks to peruse briefly or explore in great depth. In either case, enjoy!
http://safe2tell.org Safe2Tell – anonymous tip line to report threatening behaviors
Safe2Tell® provides YOUNG people a way to report any threatening behaviors or activities endangering themselves or someone they know, in a way that keeps them safe and anonymous. Safe2Tell® was designed to help anyone anonymously report any threatening behavior that endangers themselves, their friends, their family, or their community.
Direct link to the tip line: http://safe2tell.org/what-can-you-do/submit-a-tip-online/
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