Would middle school GSAs help curb anti-gay bullying?

As we work to secure LGBT student orgs on the college level, the discussion is being had in the middle school arena. In Boston, MA three youth panelists testified to the importance of GSAs and other LGBT youth support groups during their high school years. The Edge reports:

During an April 14 legislative briefing by the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth, commissioners, lawmakers and young people debated whether middle schools would be the next frontier for the gay/straight alliance (GSA) movement. Three youth panelists testified to the importance of GSAs and other LGBT youth support groups during their high school years, but commission vice-chair Eleni Carr pointed out that research suggests students are now coming out at much younger ages. The briefing took place in the House Member’s Lounge inside the State House.

"Today the average age is actually 13.4, which is middle school. ... I’m wondering if there are any thoughts here on the panel or in the room of the appropriateness and possibilities that might exist in gay/straight alliances in middle schools," said Carr.

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