Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future

Last week, we were joined in Washington, DC by 250 of our closest friends to celebrate 40 years of fighting for social justice. This milestone is one that has allowed us to reflect on our past, celebrate our partners, and honor all that we’ve done to arrive at this point in our history. Please take a

It’s Time to getREAL About Coming Out

Today, getREAL observes and celebrates National Coming Out Day, an annual observance which celebrates LGBTQ+ individuals ‘coming out’ about their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The date aligns with the historic Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987, where visibility obtained through coming out was considered one of the most

How US Cities are Leading the Way to Support Early Learning

In a guest column for Early Learning Nation, Tonja Rucker from the National League of Cities (NLC) describes innovative approaches in seven cities that have made critical investments in supporting young children and their families in recent years. NLC is CSSP’s longtime partner in supporting the development of an Early Learning Nation, providing technical assistance to

Why We getREAL

In 2012, CSSP launched getREAL (Recognize, Engage, Affirm, and Love), an innovative initiative designed to help transform and influence child welfare policy and practice to promote the healthy development of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (otherwise known as SOGIE) for all children and youth. When it comes to youth well-being and healthy sexual and identity

To Pose is to Resist

A necessary look back at the roots and subcultures that have led to unprecedented popularity in drag culture, which date back nearly 90 years.