Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth talk about experiencing and coping with school violence: A qualitative study

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-46

  Grossman, Arnold H ^a   Haney, Adam P ^b   Edwards, Perry ^c   Alessi, Edward ^d   Ardon, Maya ^e   Howell, Tamika Jarrett ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c American Ballet Theatre   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Bisexual; Empowerment; Gay; High school; Lesbian; Safe schools; School violence; Transgender; Victimization; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749132193     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361650802379748     Document Type: Article

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