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Triangle Teacher in the Metronews

Triangle teacher, Susan Magerman gives her perspective on LGBTQ rights, with respect to youth, in the Metronews:

“Magerman says, “Once they are in a safe and supportive environment, where they no longer have to worry about their safety all the time, they thrive.”"

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Triangle Program’s Positive Spin on Facebook

Anthony Grandy - Tea

Anthony Grandy - Teacher

The Ontario College of Teachers magazine, Professionally Speaking, talks to Anthony Grandy about how the Triangle Program uses Facebook in a positive way to connect to at-risk LGBTQ youth.

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Alternative schools are seen as the wave of the future

Toronto school board thinks outside the box

“For instance, the Triangle Program creates a comfortable atmosphere for students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered ….”

A National Post article that looks at the value of the alternative school system in Toronto, using the Triangle Program as a postive example

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Agents of Change

A Globe and Mail article looking at the challenges trans youth face. This piece includes interviews with Triangle Program students.

In Toronto, Triangle was forced to expand its curriculum this year, director Jeffrey White says. Gay and lesbian students usually leave after one or two years, but transgender students still don’t feel safe transferring back into mainstream schools, he says.

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Triangle Program Scrambles for Cash

Xtra! article about how the Triangle Program met financial challenges as we grew from 18 students to 30 in 2006.

“I feel we are often ignored because we run a good program, we fly under the radar and we don’t want to bring too many people in, but why should our community [through fundraising] make sure that our youth are educated?” asks Jeffrey White, one of the teachers at Triangle.

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