On April, 28, 2010, I attended the Converge Conference at Ursula Franklin Academy.
This conference brought together a diverse student body, to learn about sexuality, from gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transsexual, intersex or transgender, through a creative aspect and its’ relation to social justice.  Throughout the day, us, students went through a series of three sessions, [...]

On April 28th of this year, Converge was held for the fifth time since 2004 at Ursula Franklin Academy.  For those who do not know what Converge is, it is a one day conference where students and teachers from the TDSB participate in dynamic sessions, which explore sexual identity.  These sessions vary from a panel of speakers [...]

Fabulous youth in Durham- get ready to party! The 2nd Annual Pride Prom is coming up! Check out the details here.

The Youth Line was super lucky to be able to join in on all the rainbow-y goodness of the Ottawa Carleton’s District School Board’s Rainbow Youth Forum this past Tuesday. For everyone who came out to our workshop and who stopped to talk (and pick up an awesome button) at our Info Table- thanks for [...]

You know what we love here at the Youth Line? Well, lots of things, but for right now- GSAs!
We love them so much, we want to know about yours. We’re building a GSA Spotlight Section into the blog. Write up a profile of your group- what you do and why you do it. Or create [...]

Would you like to start a GSA (gay/straight alliance) at your school? Do you already have one set up and you’re looking for ideas for the year? Check out this resource guide from GALE BC. It’s full of information about why GSAs are important, how to get one up and running and what to do [...]

For those of you who missed it, last night was GSA Night in Durham Region, hosted by The Youth Centre.
I had a blast meeting folks and making buttons. It was really great to hear about all the great stuff planned for the coming year in high schools across Durham Region. And it made me want [...]