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so i don't usually do much reposting or cross posting from work stuff - but this is important and relevant and i wanted to post it here.

From Frameline E-News (subscribe here and see what gay film stuff i tell people about twice a month)

The sobering news of two teen suicides in the news this week remind us why LGBT education in the schools is so important. Both Eric Mohat and Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover took their own lives as a reaction to constant anti-LGBT bullying and a lack of school intervention. In both cases parents complained and asked the school to intervene with no response.

Keeping LGBT youth, and youth perceived to be LGBT safe and healthy is one of the main motivators of Youth in Motion, the program from Frameline and GSA Network. Youth in Motion donates free films that come with curriculum and action plans to schools and Gay Straight Alliances all over California.

We're working hard and adding more and more California schools to the program every week. This means that more and more students will have access to information that can open minds and literally save lives at no cost to them.

If you know of educators or GSA's that would like to be a part of the program please email us, the more we reach out, the more it helps create a safer world for LGBT youth.

Wondering what we send to schools? Check out our current collection here.