Many FJUHSD students feel it would be hurtful to have the school administration and district board of trustees and superintendent supporting an organization whose president is so vehemently against LGBTQ students. While it may seem innocuous to merely have Chick-Fil-A on campus, giving the opportunity for the organization to make money on our campuses is still a form of support for an organization that has made comments that are offensive to many of our students. Please sign and keep our schools safe and inclusive for each and every student on campus.

Because LGBT Students should not feel scare or out of place at school.They go there to learn and enjoy school not to be bully and put down.

We are losing our youth at an alarming rate due to mental health struggles, addiction, abuse, family instability or rejection, murder, and suicide. There is a clear lack of support or focus on these youth that have been in a constant state of war and are losing hope in America's future.

Junior High is the time that people start to question their sexuality and gender. This time is more important than ever to be able to have help and support.

Comprehensive sex education is an essential resource which is not currently being offered at Cabrillo. According to the United States Center for Disease Control, LGBTQ+ youth have reported higher rates of non-consensual or forced sex, dating violence, HIVs/STI's, and pregnancy experiencing some form of these harms. Implementing this resource can make the difference in empowering a young person to have confidence in their sexual health and can possibly save lives.

This is important to many student because by allowing this club to be available to student, allows them to have a safe haven where they are able to to join together with other student who are going thru similar struggles with either acceptance, coming out or other issues.

The LGBTQ community is a historically under-served, underrepresented and marginalized community. Offering studies will not only dispel the myths and stereotypes associated with this community, but it will also be consistent with the colleges's Vision, Mission, Values, and Institutional Student Learning Outcomes statement as articulated by the following: "Diversity Because ARC is a community valuing the varied perspectives and experiences of students, faculty and staff, the college offers educational opportunities for enhancing cultural awareness, supporting diversity, and promoting the free exchange of ideas and the development of a culturally competent and inclusive college community." (as of 4/1/2014 per http://www.arc.losrios.edu/About_ARC/Vision_Mission_and_Values.htm)

My name is Jazmine Lagunas Guerrero and I go to SOAR High School in Lancaster. I like that we value community and family here in the Antelope Valley. But people don't realize that living here can be really difficult for some of our youth. Youth who identify as LGBTQ, and especially young people who identify as transgender, face a lot of challenges to simply make it through each day here. Kids who are transgender have known on a deep level that their gender is different from the sex they were born with. It is a hard concept for many people to understand, which is OK. Still it's important for me, and I hope it's important for everyone else in our community, that all youth are given the opportunity to do well in school and are not singled out and excluded because of who they are. AB 1266, a law that went into effect in January, gives important guidance to schools so they can work with youth and families on a case-by-case basis to ensure every student can do well. It makes sure that all students, including transgender students, can use facilities and play on sports teams that match their identity. This law does not create co-ed bathrooms. Girls and boys bathrooms are separate, and this law doesn’t change that. If you live your life as a boy, you use the boy’s bathroom, and if you live your life as a girl you use the girl’s bathroom. Several school districts have already adopted new policies to support all students since AB 1266 was enacted last year. The California School Board Association has issued guidance for districts, encouraging them to adopt policies to ensure all youth can fully participate in school as themselves. LAUSD, the second largest district in the country, has had a policy in place for years, and no problems have ever arisen. Yet in the Antelope Valley, young people are struggling daily, with their education, health, and well-being at risk. At my high school, we all come to school to study and to learn. It doesn't matter to me if you're a boy or girl, transgender or not. Please support all students in our district, so that all Antelope Valley youth have a chance to do well in school and thrive.