LGBTQ+ parents and caregivers and youth with at least one LGBTQ+ parent or caregiver, we want to hear from you!

You can help GLSEN, Family Equality, and COLAGE inform education policymakers and the public about what’s really going on in our nation’s schools for families like yours by completing the LGBTQ+ Families and Schools Study Survey.

The LGBTQ+ Families and Schools Study will be an important tool for fighting anti-LGBTQ+ bias in K-12 schools across the nation. The information gathered from this survey will help GLSEN, Family Equality, and COLAGE to inform education policymakers and the public about the right of all students to be treated with respect in their schools.

Students, if you have one or more LGBTQ+ parent(s) or caregiver(s) and attended high school or middle school sometime during the last school year (2021-2022), and are at least 13 years old, tell us about your experiences in school. (If you did not complete the entire school year you can still participate in the survey.) The survey is completely anonymous. Participants have a chance to win one of 20 $50 e-gift cards.

Click here to take the student survey

LGBTQ+ parents, if you are a parent or caregiver of a student who attended elementary, middle, or high school sometime during the last school year (2021-2022), and identify as LGBTQ+, tell us about your experiences with your child’s or children’s school. (If your child(ren) did not complete the entire school year, you can still participate in the survey.) The survey is completely anonymous. Participants have a chance to win one of 20 $50 e-gift cards.

Click here to take the parent survey

If you have any questions about the survey, contact Dr. Joseph Kosciw, Director of the GLSEN Research Institute, at [email protected].

A report of findings from the LGBTQ+ Families and Schools Study will be available in Fall 2023.