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By Triangle Program | October 12th, 2010
“The rate at which students use and hear negative language about lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people is huge. Over half of all students report hearing homophobic remarks often at school” (GLSEN – thinkb4youspeak.com)
Check out GLSEN’s “Think B4 You Speak” campaign to find out how the language we choose to you has potential consequences for our LGBT youth.
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading US education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. It is an excellent organization, with lots of statistics and resources.
By Triangle Program | October 8th, 2010
 - Triangle Student, Rafael Flores, at the Toronto Vigil for the lives lost due to homophobic & transphobic bullying (courtesy The Toronto Star)
Triangle Youth joined hundreds of people in a vigil for the lives lost due to homophobic & transphobic bullying in the Toronto village. Current and past students spoke out on their experiences and their desire for more to be done protect and value LGBTQ youth in the school system. The vigil was in memory of the queer youth who took their lives and a call to action to policy makers and school boards for immediate action to save lives.
Visit the following sites to review media coverage and see our youth in action.
CityTV – Hundreds Gather In Support Of Gay Teens
Xtra- Toronto vigil for lives lost due to homophobic and transphobic bullying
Global News - Vigil condemns homophobic bullying
By Triangle Program | October 6th, 2010  Global News interviews a Triangle Program teacher (Jeffrey White) and student (Shameal Daniel) on their views and experiences with homophobia and related bullying in our school system. The news segment looks at the higher risk of suicide in LGBTQ youth and what is being done given the recent rash of publicized and tragic suicides.
Click here to watch the video.
(It Gets Better, Global Toronto, October 5, 2010)
For more information on the Toronto vigil for the lives lost due to homophobic & transphobic bullying on October 6, check out the facebook event.
By Triangle Program | September 11th, 2010 Many of our students stopped attending school regularly at an early age due to homophobia and transphobia. Due to that disconnect, many of our youth have huge gaps in their numeracy skills. We need math tutors so that our youth can get more one on one support to enable them to be successful in mathematics.
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By Triangle Program | August 31st, 2010 
Toronto’s Triangle Program ensures at-risk queer youth get every chance to succeed
Doreen Fumia & Johannah May Black / Toronto / Thursday, August 26, 2010
In 1995, the deep cuts to education of the “Spare us Harris” years loomed. But luckily, just before the axe fell, social worker Tony Gambini and Toronto School Board trustee John Campey spearheaded a project to address the failure of the mainstream educational system to keep queer high school students safe and engaged. They worked with school administrators and the school board to establish an alternative program for at-risk LGBTQ youth. Triangle Program became and remains Canada’s first and only classroom specifically for LGBTQ students.
Triangle is characterized by its queer and out teachers, its safe classroom space away from Toronto District School Board (TDSB) property, and queer students who were pushed out of mainstream schools and who may otherwise have turned to the streets rather than finish high school.
Continue reading Canada’s first and only classroom for queer students marks 15 years
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