Gay and lesbian youth experiences of homophobia in south african secondary education

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 3-28

  Butler, A H ^a   Alpaslan, A H ^b   Strumpher J ^b   Astbury, G ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Cornwall Regeneration ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coming out experiences; Gay and lesbian youth; Homophobia; Qualitative research; Secondary education; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982163635     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v01n02_02     Document Type: Article

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