Straight talking: Challenges in teaching and learning about sexuality and homophobia in schools

Education, Equality and Human Rights: Issues of Gender, 'Race', Sexuality, Disability and Social Class: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 111-133

  Forrest, Simon ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIDS Education and Research Trust   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203002698     Document Type: Chapter

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