CA Youth to Meet with Elected Officials for Protections vs Bullying and Discrimination
Share16Melanie Nathan April 04, 2011-
Sacramento- Some seventy high school students are in Sacramento today where they will meet with lawmakers to discuss the need for greater protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. The students include LGBT and straight ally young people from small towns and cities across the state, many of whom traveled hundreds of miles to speak out about bullying and discrimination in their schools at the annual event known as Queer Youth Advocacy Day.
Students will rally at the State Capitol’s South Steps at 11:00 a.m. where they will be joined by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), and Assembly members Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) and Rich Gordon (D-San Mateo). Following the rally, students will visit their representatives’ offices to discuss three new pieces of legislation that aim to decrease bullying and make California’s public schools more safe and inclusive of LGBT youth: Seth’s Law (AB9); the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive