Gay-Straight Alliance Teen Fair at Arts School

From Los Angeles Downtown News

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts hosted Living Out, a Gay-Straight Alliance teen resource fair, on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

The event was billed as a sort of “pep rally” to encourage peace among gay and straight teens and to stop anti-gay bullying, said Gavin Glynn, a parent at the school who helped organize the fair.

It was also a celebration of the recent repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy and the passage of a state senate bill which ensures that school textbooks incorporate gay rights issues and the contributions of gays and lesbians, Glynn said.

Some 25 vendors set up booths and music students from the school performed. The event started at 3 p.m. and concluded with a 6:30 p.m. screening of On These Shoulders We Stand, a documentary that profiles several Los Angeles LGBT activists.

The event is a co-production of the Ramon C. Cortines school and the Downtown Magnet High School. The Cortines school is at 450 N. Grand Ave.