Wed., October 6th, 2010

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Hello!!

Technically, we have a WHS GSA email, but the site wouldn't met me get on... so I'm just emailing you guys from my own email. I'm gonna try to get that fixed, but I'll be emailing you guys from this address until further notice...

Sorry for the long email. This one's all about introductions and such, so try to get through it!! :)

During the meeting on Wednesday [10/6/10], we did the usual introductions, and I was happy to see many underclassmen :) Naomi, our co-president, explained what a GSA is and what events our club hosted during the school year.

Naomi read a small part of an article called "A Long Way to Go" and some statistics. You can read the full article by following the link below or downloading the attached copy :)
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/blog/news_features_releases/2010/09/long-way-to-go.html

After that, we held a small discussion that branched off into other topics like...

* "that's so gay" and other negative associations with the Alphabet* community
* gay/lesbian/bisexual famous people
* teachers that spoke up against homophobic comments in class
* when students should have GSA's available - Middle School vs. High School??

* NOTE: Alphabet = GLBTQIAAPO = gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gendered/sexual, questioning, intersex, asexual, ambisexual, pansexual, other... and etc :)

Speaking of "that's so gay," here's a cool site:
http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/
Check out the "How To's" [on the right] and word counters [left] on the main page!! :D

Finally, we played the "Cross the Line" Game :) If you missed it, be sad. Be very, very sad. Mkay, not THAT sad... but I think it's a pretty important game that actually makes you stop and think. It also helps certain individuals see that they're not alone and can confide in the group. Our GSA is a SAFE ZONE, and this game is just one example of that.

And then the meeting ended, and we said our goodbyes...

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Now onto some technicalities...

* Our GSA Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=10268632455

* Our GSA email is currently inaccessible, so I would email any of our officers if you need to get in touch or have any concerns. We can also be messaged through Facebook :)

Co-President #1: Naomi Z.
Co-President #2: Evan H.
Vice-President / Secretary: Anna D. [me!!]

* The next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 13th in Ms. Goyette's / Mrs. P's room. I'll get back to you with more info.

* If for some reason you're not getting these emails, I usually post these notes up onto a blog -- http://whsgsa.blogspot.com/

BTW, let's not forget to thank Naomi for the brownies ^__^

If you got this far, thanks :P If you didn't, I'm sorry xD
Please reply to let me know you got this email!!
Feel free to respond with any questions!!

- Anna D

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Upcoming Events:

* Mo., 10/11/10 - National Coming Out Day!! [http://www.hrc.org/ncod/]
* Mo., 10/18/10 thru Fr., 10/22/10 - Ally Week [http://www.allyweek.org/]