The Texas GSA Network and Youth First Texas are hosting a free GSA Summit on Saturday, March 6 from 10am to 4pm. The GSA Summit is an opportunity for those who are starting a GSA, involved in a GSA, and/or leading a GSA to come together and engage in a day long institute of training that will ensure your GSA (existing or budding) is functioning at its ultimate capacity.

Session topics include:

Assessing the Culture of YOUR GSA
Strategizing an Action Plan
Resolving Conflict through Team Building
Promoting …

Staff has made the decision to close YFT tonight due to pending inclement weather and dangerously low temperatures.
As you know, many youth drive from the surrounding areas and/or use TRE and DART to make it to group. For these reasons, we are protecting the safety of ALL youth who travel across north Texas for programming, and we are closing our doors for the night.
We will resume center hours and activities on Friday at 4pm on 02/12/2010.
Have a safe and warm evening!

It’s time to dust off your dancing shoes, because we have an AMAZING event lined up for YOU.
The Creating Change Youth hospitality Subcommittee Presents…
The Mas-Queer-Ade Ball!
Headlining Vidur Kapur and Kit Yan
Join OUTmedia’s comedy sensation Vidur Kapur and renowned trans slam poet Kit Yan for an evening of spoken word and humor. Vidur’s credits include MTV LOGO, and NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity. Kit is a Curve Magazine favorite, OUTmusician of the Year nominee. Kit will premiere OUTmedia’s “Be Queer Buy Queer!” national video contest. Bring you cameras and be the …

The Creating Change Conference is less than a few weeks away. The host committee is calling on us to help pull off this conference–it cannot happen without the help of volunteers! If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering, please come on Sunday, January 31st, from 12pm-6pm for Volunteer Orientation at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel at 400 North Olive Street, Dallas, TX 75201.
Everyone who is on the host committee should attend this orientation to familiarize themselves with the conference hotel, the Task Force staff, the registration process, the …

We know how competitive the job market is in this economy. For this reason, we are excited to share this internship opportunity for high school juniors and seniors brought to us by the Volunteer Center of North Texas. Check it out:

Want to make $2,100 AND make a difference this summer? Apply today to be part of the ExxonMobil Green Team program.  All applications are due January 14. Please see attached for application and guidelines.
ExxonMobil Green Team is an eight-week summer youth initiative that provides paid internships for high school students. …

Staff has made the decision to close YFT tonight due to pending inclement weather and dangerously low temperatures.
As you know, many youth drive from the surrounding areas and/or use TRE and DART to make it to group. For these reasons, we are protecting the safety of ALL youth who travel across north Texas for programming, and we are closing our doors for the night.
We will resume center hours and activities on Friday at 4pm on 01/08/2010.
Have a safe and warm evening!

Dallas Voice contributing writer and former YFT Board of Director, Renee Baker, published a fascinating article about young LGBT people who have overcome being “cutters.” Two members of YFT were brave enough to share thier stories. Please click here to read this insightful and important article.
At YFT, we have many resources if any of you are struggling with self mutilation. Not only do we have the Survivors Group which breaks out every Thursday evening during BIG Group at 7:30pm, but we also have free individual counseling.
If you would like information …

By David Negrete
I think we can all agree that Proposition 8 has greatly affected the LGBTQ community, and it is because of strong and courageous people like photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley that we are beginning to let people know how we feel.
The NOH8 campaign is a photo project and silent protest that was started after the passing of Proposition 8. It began with everyday California residents, and expanded to celebrities and political figures, including Kathy Griffin, Dr. Drew, Ashlee Simpson, …

Pride Week is suddenly approaching (so soon, right?), and we want everybody to join us for the fun festivities we have planned to help launch YOUR RIGHTS, OUR RIGHTS, and HUMAN RIGHTS!
Here’s a breakdown of the week’s activities:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Gay Epic Movie Night
We’re going to kick off pride week by popping some corn and watching some classic films of the LGBT genre. Take your shoes off, sit back, and watch the movie on the “Big Screen” (you know which one).
Showtime are:
5pm: “To Wung Fu Thanks for Everything”
7:30pm: “Priscella Queen of …

So, there we were last Saturday night, 8/22/, seven members of the book discussion group, “Skyping” with one of our favorite writers, Frank Anthony Polito, author of Band Fags! and Drama Queers! It was an awesome climax to a year’s worth of buzz.

The youth launched the book club in 2008. One of the first selections was Band Fags!, the sometimes campy, sometimes heartbreaking, semi-autobiographical account of growing up gay in the 80’s. The novel focuses on best friends Jack Paterno and Brad Dayton from their first meeting in …