The Success of Gay-Straight Alliances in Waterloo Region, Ontario: A Confluence of Political and Social Factors

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 150-170

  St John, Alex ^a   Travers, Robb ^a   Munro, Lauren ^a   Liboro, Renato ^a   Schneider, Margaret ^b   Greig, Carrie L ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c K W Counselling Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; educational policy; gay straight alliances; LGBTQ youth; minority stress; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898749529     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2014.878564     Document Type: Article

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