Gay-straight alliance advisors: Negotiating multiple ecological systems when advocating for LGBTQ youth

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-128

  Watson, Laurel B ^a   Varjas, Kris ^a   Meyers, Joel ^a   Graybill, Emily C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advisors; Advocacy; Ecological systems; Gay straight alliances; LGBT youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952260824     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361651003799700     Document Type: Article

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