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Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network  

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  • Founded in 1990 as the Gay and Lesbian Independent School Teachers Network (GLISTN), the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) became a national organization in 1995. Kevin Jennings was GLISTN's founder and has served as GLSEN's executive director since 1995.First, GLISTN and then GLSEN focused on improving conditions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual/transgendered (LGBT) students attending primarily American public schools. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)]

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