YWLA Respect The Rainbow

Official Gay-Student Alliance (GSA) of Ysleta YWLA
Respect the Rainbow 🌈

[YWLA Student Council @YWLASTUCOEP]

We had a teacher vs. student volleyball game today with a gym packed full of transformer spirit! 💙💚🏐
@Ysleta_YWLA @MalindaVillalo2

[Ysleta YWLA @Ysleta_YWLA]

A wonderful performance by our Mariachi Cielo Azul, Selena “como la flor,” livens up our Open House!! @AmyKiraSmith1 💙💙💙💙 #ImagineThePossibilities #JoinTheSisterhood @MalindaVillalo2 @catherinedoc12

[Pete Bralich @P_Bralich]

Aaron @Showtyme_33 Jones is a class act who continues to give back to his community. Today he stopped by to deliver shoes through his @AAAllTheWayFdn to @Ysleta_YWLA. He and his family are truly wonderful people!
#GoPackGo! @packers @ywprep @YsletaISD

[Veronica A. Castaneda @veronicateaches]

4th annual Thespian Induction Ceremony at @Ysleta_YWLA We inducted 9 new thespians and awarded graduation cords to our first Seniors. ❤️ @Texas_Thespians @thespians1 @ywprep @YsletaISD @YWLALizzie

[Elizabeth Duran @YWLALizzie]

YWLA Student Body Officer Speeches 💙As StuCo closes out their year, they are looking to the future of leadership on our campus. Candidates did a fantastic job of expressing their goals & viewpoints to voters. @TASC_StuCo @District9StuCo @YWLAStuCo2021 @ywprep @Ysleta_YWLA

[Pete Bralich @P_Bralich]

These @Ysleta_YWLA kids racked it up at the state AcaDec Finals!
Amaya earned $500 in scholarships, Haylee $750, and Mia $1000! They represented @YsletaISD and @YISDFineArts!!
What a great group of Decathletes!
Proud of them!
#TheDistrict #AcaDec #PlaidPower @ywprep #NerdsRule

[Veronica A. Castaneda @veronicateaches]

Our @Ysleta_YWLA UIL OAP Team hard at work! Two more weeks for our very first @uiltexas One act!! 😃😃 @Texas_Thespians

[Veronica A. Castaneda @veronicateaches]

Great workshop with @UtepTheater Jay Stratton. @Ysleta_YWLA OAP Team is grateful for your help. THANK YOU @YISDFineArts Adam for all your support,and thank you @EastwoodHQ for hosting!!! @uiltexas @ywprep

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

We wish all Pansexuals and Panromantics a great Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day

[Human Rights Campaign Rapid Response @HRC]

BREAKING: The Biden administration will enforce federal policy to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in health care based on gender identity & sexual orientation.

We successfully sued the Trump admin for stripping health care protections away from LGBTQ people.

[GLSEN @GLSEN]

All athletes deserve the chance to participate free from discrimination, especially our young LGBTQ+ athletes.

We are joining others in calling on the @NCAA to withdraw events from states banning trans kids from playing sports. #LetKidsPlay

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

We wish all lesbians a great Lesbian Visibility Day

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

Last Friday UTEP Professor Ontiveros talked to our high school GSA students on the history of the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement!

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

We wish all Trans individuals a great International Transgender Day of Visibility :)

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

Last week's quote of the week was
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.”
-Marcus Garvey

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

Today, the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, an organization that supports black transgender individuals, is dedicated in her honor. She is definitely an icon of LGBTQ+ history and the community.

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

Last week's icon of the week was Marsha P. Johnson

[YWLA Respect The Rainbow @YWLA_RTR_EP]

supports homeless transgender youth in NYC, with Sylvia Rivera. Although she was tragically murdered in 1992, she has left a profound mark in history and continues to pave the way for trans and LGBTQ+ rights, providing inspiration for activism.