Do my teachers care I'm gay? Isaraeli lesbigay School student's experience at their schools

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 33-61

  Pizmony Levy, Oren ^a   Kama, Amit ^a   Shilo, Guy ^a   Lavee, Sari ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bisexual; Gay; Harassment; Homophobia; Israel; Lesbian; School climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249154271     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361650802092408     Document Type: Article

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