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Middle school GSA Day and high school Youth Pride are day long, district-wide conferences for LGBTQ middle and high school students. These events promote leadership, community and allyship. All LGBTQ+ and allied students, especially those who participate in GSAs, Pride/Rainbow/Diversity clubs and QGroups are invited to participate.
These events are coordinated by LGBTQ Student Services staff with the consultation and leadership of QTAC.
If you are interested in partnering or presenting during our LGBTQ+ student conferences, please reach out to our staff.
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"GSA Day is an event that lays the foundation for a community that will flourish and grow. This day means cultivating understanding and acceptance. This day means learning our pasts and preparing for our futures. This day means hope, courage and solidarity."
Carina (she/her)
Wallenberg High School
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"GSA Day is an event where students from across SFUSD congregate to learn from, inspire, and lift each other up. It is a catalyst to propel youth into further activism in their communities."
Maj (they/them)
Washington High School
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"It’s been a place that allows youth to be themselves and mingle with other youth part of the LGBTQ+ community within SFUSD. Being part of setting up this event and seeing people excited to be there has been a privilege for me to be a part of, and I’m extremely thankful for that."
Sean (he/him)
Independence High School
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"GSA Day is a hope to me, knowing that I can change at least one life positively, keeps me going with this. So many years of dedication went into this event due to the hard work of those who created it, and carrying on the legacy of helping LGBTQ youth has never been more important in these times. I'm proud to have been a part of this."
Gabby (she/her/they/them)
John O'Connell High School
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"GSA Day brings the youths’ world together in a safe, friendly, equitable, and educational environment. To bring LGBTQ youth together and provide a safe day means that love truly prevails."
Katelyn (she/her)
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"GSA day is a day of absolute acceptance and that, in and of itself, is so inherently powerful - it’s empowering and it’s great! Seeing kids accept themselves and others and celebrate their differences is absolutely wonderful and I’m so grateful that I am even a part of it."
McKenzie (she/her)
Washington High School
What does GSA Day mean to you?
"GSA Day is a day where people can celebrate their differences regardless of who they are and where they come from."
Jay (he/him)
Burton High School
This page was last updated on August 3, 2021