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Jun. '24 Shout Outs!

A monthly update on GSAs & the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance

Jun. '24 Shout Outs!A monthly update on GSAs & the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance

Dear school leaders, GSA advisors, teachers, families, and students

Happy Pride Month!!! This is the final Shout Outs newsletter of the 2023-2024 school year. Thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting PSUSD's LGBTQ+ students, staff, and families. Clubs across the district shared some delightful photos from their May activities... scroll down and I'm sure they'll bring a smile to your face! You'll also find the LGBTQ Alliance's year-at-a-glance calendar, helpful glossaries of terms, updates on GSA clubs across the district, a staff resource library, and more!


🌈PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance

📧 lgbtq@psusd.us

PSUSD Celebrates Pride Month! PSUSD Celebrates Pride Month!

This month's big shout out goes Dr. Crawford and Dr. Signoret for preparing and sharing this excellent Pride Month kick-off resource with all district personnel!

Leadershp and Empowerment Camp Leadershp and Empowerment Camp

Safe Schools Desert Cities is hosting a summer Leadershp and Empowerment Camp in the San Bernardino Mountains, June 13-16. It is free for students, and busing is available. This event is open to all high schoolers, including current seniors. 8th graders may also attend, pending recommendations from advisors/teachers.

Leadership and Empowerment Camp Registration

Out and About Across the District! Out and About Across the District!

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Agua Caliente Elementary School

Agua Caliente Elementary School celebrated Harvey Milk Day with a school wide read aloud of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Pride Flag.

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Cabot Yerxa Elementary School Rainbow Club

The CYES Rainbow Club threw an end of the year party using funds from the Palm Springs Gay Men's Chorus grant. One parent of a club member made a fabulous rainbow cake that was the centerpiece of a table full of tasty snacks! The kids put on an impromptu flagging performance with a song about the letters in LGBTQ+, watched a video reflecting on their year, and enjoyed spending time with their families and community members and leaders who came to join in the celebration.

Rainbow Club 23-24 Party Song
2023-2024 Rainbow Club
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Mt. San Jacinto GSA (CC)

The MSJ-CC GSA members were happy to attend the Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast on May 9th!.

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Mt. San Jacinto Unity Club (EWEC)

The MSJ Unity Club hosted a Unity Festival sponsored by their grant from the Palm Springs Gay Men's Chorus! All students came to eat pizza, get swag, and compete in games for gift cards to a local coffee shop!
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We want to celebrate YOU!!


If you would like your school featured in the next newsletter,

send updates and pictures to Annie Axsom at aaxsom@psusd.us!

2023-2024 Year at a Glance 2023-2024 Year at a Glance

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Click the image to view the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance 2023-2024 Year at a Glance! Here you'll find training opportunities, GSA meeting dates, community events, and more.


If you would like your school's event or GSA meeting dates added to the calendar, email the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance at lgbtq@psusd.us.

Brave Spaces Parents Brave Spaces Parents

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Brave Spaces Parents is hosted by the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert. Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Brave Spaces is a support group for adult family members and allies of transgender, non-binary and gender-expansive tweens and young teens. The mission of this group is to create a safe/brave peer community where adults can support each other and find helpful tools on the parenting journey. One-on-one parent support/education meetings are also available for parents seeking additional resources.

LGBTQ PAC LGBTQ PAC

All are welcome to attend the LGBTQ+ Parent Advisory Committee meetings to offer input and learn about supports and services offered in PSUSD. Please share these flyers with families at your school!


Here is the link to register: https://bit.ly/psusdlgbtq


And here is a link to the LGBTQ PAC Newsletter: https://bit.ly/lgbtqpsusd

Resources for School Leaders Resources for School Leaders

Staff Resource Library
Click here for a Google Drive folder of ready-made lessons, information about laws, resources to share with families, and more compiled by the PSUSD LGBTQ Alliance.
The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
Visit this page for excellent local resources for students and families.
The original source for supporting LGBTQ+ students
GLSEN is an educators' network founded in 1990. They offer a comprehensive set of resources for building an LGBTQ+ inclusive school community.
Thinking about school climate?
This guide from Learning for Justice will take you through the steps to building the kind of school climate that's safe for our most vulnerable students.
LGBTQ+ Glossary
Click here for a helpful glossary of terms relating to LGBTQ+ topics.
LGBTQ+ Glossary in Spanish
Click here for a helpful Spanish language glossary of terms relating to LGBTQ+ topics.
Elementary Level Glossary
Click here for a resource from Welcoming Schools that shares elementary level definitions for LGBTQ+ terms.
Toolkit for "Being There for Nonbinary Youth"

Toolkit for "Being There for Nonbinary Youth"

This toolkit synthesizes the key tips and takeaways from “Being There for Nonbinary Youth” and offers online resources for supporting transgender students. 

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Checklists for Teachers - What to Do & What to Say Checklists for Teachers - What to Do & What to Say

Making School a Safe Place for LGBTQ Students | Cult of Pedagogy

Making School a Safe Place for LGBTQ Students | Cult of Pedagogy

Discrimination and harassment are still a daily reality for many LGBTQ students. Here are some things teachers can do to change that.

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Supporting LGBTQ Students in Elementary School

Supporting LGBTQ Students in Elementary School

Three strategies elementary school teachers can use to foster a sense of inclusion for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students.

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What do you say when a student comes out to you?
This blog post offers a great script.

For Your Curriculum For Your Curriculum

LGBTQ History and Why It Matters

LGBTQ History and Why It Matters

Students learn about two millennia of LGBTQ history and reflect on how that history is represented in their textbooks and curricula.

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Contact Us

Email: lgbtq@psusd.us

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