Abstract: Describes the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at a high school in Canton (Massachusetts), a school-sanctioned student organization that gives gay and straight students a safe place to discuss sexual orientation issues. The GSA serves as a forum for educating students and can be a base for larger community education efforts. (SLD)

Title: Break the Silence. Gay and Straight Students in Massachusetts Team Up to Make a Difference.
Author: Bennett, Lisa
Journal Citation: Teaching Tolerance, v6 n2 p24-31 Fall 1997
ISSN: 1066-2847
Publication Year: 1997
Document Type: Journal Article (080); Project Description (141)
Target Audience: Administrators and Practitioners
ERIC Identifier: EJ554870
Clearinghouse Identifier: UD520335
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Descriptors: Cultural Differences; * High School Students; High Schools; * Homosexuality; * Peer Acceptance; Program Descriptions; * Student Organizations; Student Participation

Identifiers: Massachusetts