“You’re Moving a Frickin’ Big Ship”: The Challenges of Addressing LGBTQ Topics in Public Schools

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-85

  Fredman, Amy J ^a   Schultz, Nicole J ^a   Hoffman, Mary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

ally; educators education; heteronormativity; lesbian gay bisexual transsexual queer questioning (LGBTQ) youth; safe space; structuration theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914694671     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: 15523535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124513496457     Document Type: Article

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