Across the country, students are forming "Gay-Straight Alliance" (GSA) clubs organizations designed to bring together LGBT students and straight allies in a safe space to address tough issues like the disproportionate share of harassment and bullying directed at LGBT teens.
And across the country, school boards are shutting them down. In public high schools where non-curricular student clubs abound, rejecting students’ request to form a club to address the needs of LGBT students is not only a bad idea, it’s also illegal.
