Glisten Maryland

Please join us in tuning in for this event on June 1 on IHeartRadio. And please like our social media posts! Delmarva Pride Center receives funds from this event. The more you like our posts, the more funds we can receive, which means the more we can do to support the LGBTQIA+ community on the Mid and Upper Shore.

The FCC is considering revising the TV rating system to include parental warnings that children's programming may contain themes exploring gender identity and/or transgender characters.

No formal change has been proposed. But, public input could lead to formal revisions of the ratings system, which is why it's important that people weigh in.

You can provide the FCC feedback on this issue via their web form at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard

Deadline for comments: 6/22/26.

Make sure to enter proceedings number 19-41 and select "COMMENT" from the drop-down menu in the "Type of Filing" field; see screenshots if you need a visual.

Comments are public.

We’re still collecting responses for Glisten’s National School Climate Survey—and we need your help reaching more LGBTQIA2S+ students.

Share the survey link with your students, youth groups, GSAs, community networks, and online spaces. Toolkit resources are available here: http://glisten.org/nscs27outreach

Thank you for helping expand whose experiences are represented!

Schools must be, at the bare minimum, safe for students. If marginalized students are experiencing harassment or assault, that school must address the issue head-on.

In our recent National School Climate Survey, 43% of students who reported being harassed or assaulted said staff took no action. We use these results from our National School Climate Surveys to make recommendations on how to improve school climate for LGBTQ+ students.

School policies must clearly prohibit teachers and staff from perpetuating a hostile climate for LGBTQ+ students, and exercise zero tolerance for bigoted language or actions from other staff or students.
Schools should regularly train teachers and school staff about supporting LGBTQ+ students. These sessions should correct misinformation about LGBTQ+ identities, build understanding of intersex and trans student experiences, and confront racism and ableism experienced by students of color and students with disabilities.

Learn more about the results of the 2025 NSCS and our full list of recommendations at glisten.org/nscs2025

If you’re looking for ways to help us continue our work to make schools safer and more affirming for LGBTQ+ students, consider sharing or taking our latest NSCS. We are looking for LGBTQIA2S students 13+ years old, who attended school in the United States in 2023-2025 to participate. This study helps our crucial work to make recommendations to schools, politicians, researchers, and more on how to improve schools for LGBTQ+ students across the country. Visit glisten.org/nscs27 to learn more and take the survey.

We were at Baltimore School for the Arts Community Earth Day! Had so much fun, happy to be there!

Here are 3️⃣ of our recommendations on how to improve schools for LGBTQ+ students, based on the findings from our 2025 National School Climate Survey.

Consistent with past National School Climate Survey findings, students in schools with comprehensive policies were more likely to look forward to school, feel a stronger sense of belonging, skip fewer days of school due to safety concerns, and report less LGBTQ+based harassment than youth in schools with partial or generic policies.

Looking for ways to use your voice to improve schools? Take or share our latest NSCS! We are looking for LGBTQIA2S students 13 years or older, who attended school in the United States in 2023-2025. This study helps our crucial work to make recommendations to schools, politicians, researchers, and more on ways to improve schools for LGBTQ+ students across the country. Visit glisten.org/nscs27 to learn more and take the survey.

The National School Climate Survey is still open.

If you’re LGBTQIA2S+ and 13+, and attended grades K-12 in the U.S. during the 2025–26 school year, we want to hear from you. Your answers help Glisten understand what school is really like—and what students need to feel safe and supported.

Take the survey at

Please share this with someone who should take it!

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La Encuesta Nacional sobre el Clima Escolar aún está abierta.

Si eres LGBTQIA2S+, tienes 13 años o más, y asististe a la escuela (K–12) en Estados Unidos durante el ciclo escolar 2025–2026, queremos escucharte. Tus respuestas ayudan a Glisten a entender cómo es realmente la experiencia escolar—y qué necesitan los estudiantes para sentirse segures y apoyades.

Responde la encuesta: glisten.org/nscs27

Por favor, comparte esto con alguien que debería participar.

Tomorrow, April 29th, call your member of the House of Representatives at 202-224-3121 (congressional switchboard) and demand they OPPOSE H.R. 2616.

H.R. 2616, if passed, would strip federal funds from schools that acknowledge transgender people exist, effectively banning books, imposing forced outing policies, and restricting use of affirming pronouns.

Call your representative tomorrow!!