Some challenges facing queer youth programs in urban high schools: Racial segregation and de-normalizing whiteness

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 37-51

  McCready, Lance Trevor ^a  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American students; Gay Straight Alliances; Project 10; Racial segregation; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442600831     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v01n03_05     Document Type: Article

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