The Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is a proud part of the Tintern community. We are a group of students and teachers dedicated to spreading knowledge about the LGBTQIA+ community and inclusivity to the rest of the School. We are committed to helping Queer charities that require support and this year we have focused on donating to the shoelace project – a charity started by a 14-year-old – to spread awareness for LGBTQIA+ bullying harassment.
The GSA held a bake sale and over $500 was raised to donate to the shoelace project. This was the largest donation they have received so far and we were personally thanked for helping the shoelace project continue.
We also hosted a Pride Assembly introducing the shoelace project to the School and why it is important. In this Assembly, we created awareness of discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community and it helped us get more donations at the bake sale.
We meet on days five and seven of the timetable, and we discuss the wellbeing of our members and current queer issues that we believe are important. We love new members who want to learn more about their identity or the LGBTQIA+ community.
The GSA is a great place to make friends and learn about tolerance and inclusion. As GSA Captain I am happy we had such a successful year and I hope that the GSA only grows in years to come.
Molly McKee | 2024 GSA Captain
