Voices of queer youth in urban schools: Possibilities and limitations

Theory into Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-230

  Blackburn, Mollie V ^a   McCready, Lance T ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 70449556715     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405840902997485     Document Type: Article

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