By Molly Vargo – Staff Reporter

Jonathan Law’s GSA is preparing to travel to UConn for a conference this spring.

They will attend the True Colors Conference at Storrs for the day to help support and meet the needs of the LGBT youth community. The True Colors Conference is a two-day conference which takes place on March 18-19, 2016.

Law’s GSA will attend the Friday, March 18 conference day.

“We usually go for a day,” GSA co-advisor Mr. Evanko said. “It’s a really cool thing to attend, it’s open to anyone.”

The True Colors Conference is a non-profit organization that works with other agencies and organizations to ensure the needs of sexual and gender minority youth are completely met.

The organization was established in 1992 by Robin McHaelen.

Evanko and Miss Mannion, Law’s GSA advisors, are very excited for the True Colors Conference.

The two-day conference consists of an opening ceremony on the first day. Activists and state representatives come in to make speeches to attendees about the LGBT community and what the day will consist of.

“It’s definitely the biggest event we participate in,” Mannion said.

The workshops that Law’s GSA will attend are workshops about self-help, education about the LGBT, community, and history of the LGBT community as a whole.

“The best thing about the day is learning more about LGBT issues,” Mannion said. “And attending workshops where the kids can sit down with other kids and get advice and feel good about themselves in a safe environment.”

The conference also has comedy acts and musical performances, making the day an even more exciting and positive experience for the people attending.

“It’s almost like a rock concert,” Mannion said. “All in all, I think it’s a great day.”

The two day conference is a very positive, very educational day for all who attend.

“I think it’s really great; it’s a very eye-opening experience for both the kids and adults,” Evanko said.