Editing GLSEN (section)

== Campaigns and programs ==
=== GLSEN's Day of Silence ===
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GLSEN's [[Day of Silence]] is a national day of action that began at the [[University of Virginia]] in 1996 in which students vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment in schools.<ref name=":0" /> GLSEN's [[Day of Silence]] takes place in 8,000 U.S. schools every year and has spread to more than 60 countries.

=== GLSEN's No Name-Calling Week ===
Every January, thousands of elementary and middle schools participate in GLSEN's No Name-Calling Week to end bullying. No Name-Calling Week was inspired by the popular young adult novel entitled ''The Misfits'' by popular author [[James Howe]], and is supported by over 60 national partner organizations.<ref name=":1" />

=== GLSEN's Ally Week ===
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Every fall, GLSEN's [[Ally Week]] serves to educate allies about the role they play in creating safer spaces for LGBTQ youth. Ally Week was started in 2005 by GLSEN's Jump-Start National Student Leadership team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Hailey |title=Suffolk reflects during LGBTQ+ History Month |url=https://thesuffolkjournal.com/30886/news/lgbtq-history-month/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=The Suffolk Journal}}</ref>  Ally Week is supported by over 20 endorsers.

=== Think Before You Speak campaign ===
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On October 8, 2008, GLSEN and [[Ad Council]] released the [[Think Before You Speak (campaign)|Think Before You Speak]] campaign, designed to end homophobic vocabulary and raise awareness about the prevalence and consequences of anti-LGBTQ bias and behavior in America's schools among youth, through the use of television, radio, print, and outdoor ads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thinkb4youspeak.com/TheCampaign/ |title=The Campaign |date=2008-10-08 |access-date=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011074318/http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/TheCampaign/ |archive-date=2008-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pinkisthenewblog.com/home/2008/10/think-before-you-speak/ |title=Think Before You Speak |date=2008-10-09 |access-date=2008-10-10 |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012110549/http://pinkisthenewblog.com/home/2008/10/think-before-you-speak/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The campaign also aimed to raise awareness among adults, school personnel, and parents.  It includes three television [[public service announcement]]s (PSAs), six print PSAs and three radio PSAs. Television commercials for the campaign include singer [[Hilary Duff]] as well as comedian [[Wanda Sykes]]. In 2008 the campaign won the [[Ad Council]]'s Gold Bell award for "Best Public Service Advertising Campaign".

=== GLSEN Research ===
GLSEN has been conducting research and evaluation on LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1999. GLSEN became the only organization to regularly document the school experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) middle and high school students in the U.S. using GLSEN's National School Climate Survey.  Other research reports GLSEN has put out include ''From Statehouse to Schoolhouse: Anti-Bullying Policies in U.S. States and School Districts'', ''Shared Differences: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color in Our Nation's Schools'',  ''Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation's Schools'', as well as many other reports, articles, and book chapters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glsen.org/research |title=GLSEN Research |access-date=2015-11-11 }}</ref>

=== GLSEN National Student Council ===
The GLSEN National Student Council, formerly known as the Student Ambassadors program, is one of GLSEN's student leadership teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glsen.org/participate/student-action/leadership-team|title=GLSEN National Student Council |access-date=2015-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010449/http://www.glsen.org/participate/student-action/leadership-team |archive-date=2015-11-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Each year, GLSEN selects a small group of middle and high school students to serve as GLSEN youth representatives for the upcoming school year. Students of the National Student Council advise GLSEN on campaigns, bring GLSEN resources to their schools, represent GLSEN in the media, and have their own work published in local and national outlets.

===GLSEN Chapters===
GLSEN Chapters, with the support and guidance of the national office, work to bring GLSEN programs to their specific communities on a local level. Chapter board members and volunteers are students, educators, parents and community members who volunteer their time to support students and Gay-Straight Alliances, train educators and provide opportunities for everyone to make change in their local schools. GLSEN has 38 volunteer-led GLSEN Chapters in 26 states that work with student leaders, provide professional development for educators, and encourage policymakers to enact LGBTQ-inclusive policies.<ref name="GLSEN chapters"/>