Limitations of focussing on homophobic, biphobic and transphobic ‘bullying’ to understand and address LGBT young people's experiences within and beyond school

Sex Education

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 626-640

  Formby, Eleanor ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bullying; LGBT; risk; victim; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947033198     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2015.1054024     Document Type: Article

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