Description |
xxii, 115 pages ; 22 cm |
Note |
"Simultaneously issued by The Haworth Press, Inc., under the same title, as a special issue of the Journal of gay & lesbian social services, volume 7, number 4, 1997." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
They're there--they're just invisible. An the present hostile state of school systems is to blame for their seeming disappearance. In School Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Youth, readers will get an eye-opening look at the heterosexist blindness that has make it nearly impossible for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth to enjoy a supportive, celebratory, and welcome environment in schools. This proactive collection features the viewpoints of youth advocates, school teachers, administrators, and academic researchers who are currently seeking to break down the walls of discrimination, harassment, and brutality that continue to make sexual minorities vulnerable at school. |
Contents |
Schools: the neglected site of queer activists / Eric Rofes -- Images of the invisible minority -- Career development of lesbian and gay youth: effects of sexual orientation, coming out, and homophobia / Susan L. Morrow -- I will survive: lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths' experience in high school / Karen M. Jordan, Jill S. Vaughan, Katharine J. Woodworth -- Learning to be invisible: female sexual minority students in America's public high schools / Kathleen P. Malinsky -- Learning lessons from school: homophobia, heterosexism, and the construction of failure / Kathryn Herr -- Beyond high |
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school: heterosexuals' self-reported anti-gay/lesbian behaviors and attitudes / Amy M. Rey, Pamela Reed Gibson -- Coming out in a school setting: former students' experiences and opinions about disclosure / Mary B. Harris, Gail K. Bliss -- The sound of silence: public school response to the needs of gay and lesbian youth / Janet H. Fontaine. |
Subject |
Gay high school students -- United States.
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Gay high school students. |
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United States. |
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Lesbian high school students -- United States.
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Lesbian high school students. |
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Homophobia in high schools -- United States.
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Homophobia in high schools. |
Added Author |
Harris, Mary B. (Mary Bierman), 1943-
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Added Title |
Journal of gay & lesbian social services. V. 7, no. 4.
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ISBN |
1560231092 paperback alkaline paper |
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0789003767 alkaline paper |
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