Queer youth and the culture wars: From classroom to courtroom in Australia, Canada and the United States

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 135-154

  Meyer, Elizabeth J ^a   Stader, David ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Gay straight alliances; Gender; Harassment; Homophobia; LGBT youth; School law; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549167656     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361650902905624     Document Type: Article

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