Opinion: GSAs only work if students know it's a truly safe space

The point of a gay-straight alliance (GSA) in schools is to provide a safe space for gay and supportive straight students. In 2004, my son started the GSA at Strathcona High School.
In his proposal to the school principal, he said high school students have three groups in their lives; their family, their friends and their school. He knew there were students who couldn’t go to their family for support and didn’t have friends they could turn to for help. These students needed a place a