Breaking through the Wall of Silence: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues for Middle Level Educators

Middle School Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 38-46

  Bailey, Norma J ^a   Phariss, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b Creighton Middle School   (United States)

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EID: 0039030955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.1996.11496162     Document Type: Article

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