Whose problem is this?: Queerying the framing of lesbian and gay secondary school students within “at risk” discourses

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 17-31

  Quinlivan, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

At risk; Gay; Lesbian; Pathologization; Queer theory; Schooling; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011445155     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v14n02_02     Document Type: Article

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