'Safe Place' campaign for LGBTQ students expands to Seattle’s public schools
Seattle Times
April 22, 2016

Twenty years ago, students had to get approval from their parents if they wanted to hear Ed Murray, then a state legislator, speak at their school about being an openly gay politician.
“These kids would have had to get permission slips,” said Murray, now Seattle’s mayor, as he gestured toward the members of Garfield High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance. “We’ve made a lot of progress, but we still have challenges.”
The Seattle Police Department’s “Safe Place” program will help address those challenges, Murray said. Following its launch last year, “Safe Place” is now expanding to all 98 Seattle public schools, Murray announced Wednesday with Seattle police Chief Kathleen O’Toole and Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Larry Nyland.
“Safe Place” is a voluntary program where businesses and organizations designate themselves as LGBTQ allies and receive training on how to report hate crimes...
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And to find out what the "Q" in LGBTQ stands for, USA Today explains: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... /26925563/
