ToBGLAD panels discuss discrimination, sexuality, gender

The Newtonite • April 15, 2015

A-block by Lucy Lu Students spoke on a panel on behalf of the LGBTQ community last Friday during A-block in honor of ToBGLAD (Trans, bi, gay, lesbian, awareness day). Hosted by junior Julia Dwyer, the...

ToBGLAD Day: Teachers talk about personal experiences as members of the LGBGTQ community

The Newtonite • January 7, 2014

Senior Lillia Baird asked math department head Nicole Conway, guidance counselor Michael Ford, and English teacher Bradley Jensen questions about their experiences as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community during E-block’s edition of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day (ToBGLAD) in the auditorium during E-block yesterday.

ToBGLAD: Students read writing, exhibit art, perform in annual Speak Out

The Newtonite • January 7, 2014

Students participated in Speak Out D-block yesterday in the auditorium as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day (ToBGLAD). The Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) organized this on-campus event which involved students reading both their own work and other published pieces, as well as a dance performance and two a cappella groups.

ToBGLAD: Alum and local transgender activists discuss experiences, LGBTQ issues

The Newtonite • January 7, 2014

Members of the Newton and greater Boston transgender community educated students and faculty about what it means to be transgender as part of the Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day (ToBGLAD) in the auditorium during C-block yesterday. Students were encouraged to ask questions, and junior Sam Taylor, a co-officer of the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), mediated the discussion.

Faculty share reactions to threat

The Newtonite • March 22, 2012

by Amanda Hills During the week of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day, which was on Wednesday, March 7, a student at this school posted a threatening statement on Facebook, according to principal Jennifer Price. Concerned students notified vice principal Deborah Holman and Price, according to Holman.

Principal addresses recent threat to school

The Newtonite • March 17, 2012

by Amanda Hills Thursday during the school-wide anti-bullying lesson, principal Jennifer Price made an announcement over the loudspeaker, informing students and faculty about a student who “recently posted a threatening statement to our school on Facebook about Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day,” which was last Wednesday, she said in the announcement.

ToBGLAD: Students speak about LGBTQ issues

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Douglas Abrams During B-block, the Gay-Straight Alliance sponsored a speakout in the auditorium as part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day. For this presentation, students shared plays, short stories and poems about the LGBTQ community.

ToBGLAD: Leadership class discusses sex education

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Perrin Stein Senior Madeleine Aquilina, an officer of the Gay-Straight Alliance, and leadership in a diverse society students discussed sex education and its implications for LGBTQ youth yesterday F-block in 473 as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Faculty share experiences, discredit stereotypes

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Connor Vasu A panel made up of four LGBTQ faculty members discussed common stereotypes, life experiences and problems related to the LGBTQ community yesterday F-block as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Senior explains gender identity

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Peter Diamond In order to educate about transsexuality, transgender issues and transphobia, senior Madeleine Aquilina, an officer of the Gay-Straight Alliance, gave a presentation in the little theatre E-block yesterday as a part of Transgender Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Three movie clips highlight intersection of race, sexual orientation

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Malini Gandhi To address the intersection of sexual orientation with racial and socio-economic status, the Gay Straight Alliance screened three video clips during C-block in the little theatre as part of Transgendered Bisexual Gay Lesbian Awareness Day.

ToBGLAD: Students define sexual orientations

The Newtonite • March 8, 2012

by Jay Feinstein In twenty first century America, there are labels for everything—religious beliefs, ethnicity and even shoes.