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[edit] GSA and terrorism?!

Excised Section The GSA is also currrently under investgation for funding several terroist groups. The Department of Homeland Security is watching them for possible terroist activities. It is well known that they use young impressionable kids as new recurits. They have also shown several ties to NAMBLA.

This is a strong statement, and requires equally strong proof--Tznkai 17:59, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Actually, its an inane. There is no such thing as "The GSA" and very few if any GSAs have the funding to support terrorists (maybe if they had a GSA on The O.C.). Do the terrorist recruit young kids or do the kids in the GSAs themselves recruit kids, and is that to terrorism or being gay? Accusing kids of having "connections" to NAMBLA is more than a "strong statement" its stupid. Hyacinth 04:50, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I was at a gsa networking conference and I swear to god (well, not really, I'm an atheist) that on the local news that night one of the protesters said we were in there working on secret weapons and brainwashing rays to turn everyone gay and kill people. WTF?!
I was in the GSA in Holliston Ma. When I was there the group had a hard time getting the school to let them do things like diversity acceptance week and in getting space to keep the supplies (records, flag(s), magazines, etc.). As for the unconfirmed investigation there is a Puppeteers Guild http://www.sfbapg.org/archives/000450.html that I can prove is being investigated. Lets not forget the investigation of indymedia.org http://www.indymedia.org/en/2005/08/118575.shtml

[edit] Mostly Straight?

From the article

"In actuality most GSAs find that straight allies compose the majority of their membership."

Is this based on any actual evidence or is it anecdotal? --CVaneg 20:39, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I believe it is anecdotal but that numerous references could be found. Hyacinth 23:43, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
In the GSA I started and ran, as well as in the other GSAs I know of in my old school system and others I have worked with, straight students have always outnumbered gay students. Matthillnc 18:10 20 Jul 2005 (EST)
Ditto, I've been in 2, and they were pretty mixed, and everyone didn't really say what they were, but most either claimed or were assumed to be straight.
Gotta say my experience in 2 university GSAs was different. Both were mostly gay men. Dave 23:35, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Really varies from group to group. Ashibaka (tock) 00:38, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

So then it shouldn't be included as it is. I'll change it to reflect this diversity. Dave 04:10, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WS/FCS Portrayed Unfairly

The way the article words it, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools somehow maliciously doesn't support the GSA. In fact, it just treats the GSA as any other student-initiatied or special interest club. For it to be treated differently, the school administration would have to start it, I believe. I just think that could be worded a little bit better.

I was the one who wrote the small section on WS/FCS. I was completely honest in the way the GSAs are treated and noted that it was treated as a non-school sponsored club versus a school sponsored club. The school system wouldn't have to start it in order for it to be school sponsored; a student could sponsor it, but the school system has refused to recognize the GSAs. Matt 01:00, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Parlin

"The first public school gay-straight alliance was started at Newton South High School (Newton Centre, Massachusetts) by teacher Robert Parlin."

can this be verified? I've also read that the first GSA was in Concord, MA and was started by Kevin Jennings

[edit] GSA at Putney High UK was not forced to close

The Gay-Straight Alliance at Putney High School was not forced to close down at the school itself, but it was forced to remove its website and any links to other queer youth groups, and to restrict its access to students over the age of sixteen - cn lester

I picked this piece up on the page today and put it into the article. AirBa 12:54, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] En dash

I am quite sure an en dash should be used in this title and not a hyphen-minus, WP:DASH. No one will think I am being too disruptive if I move the page, right? -- Basar (talk · contribs) 23:54, 1 September 2007 (UTC)