Adolescent perceptions of school safety for students with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 11-27

  Russell, Stephen T ^a   McGuire, Jenifer K ^b   Lee, Sun A ^c   Larriva, Jacqueline C ^d   Laub, Carolyn ^e  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e Gay Straight Alliance Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; California; Children of LGBT parents; Harassment; LGBT parents; School safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849133461     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361650802222880     Document Type: Article

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