LGBT youth in America's schools

Cianciotto, Jason. (Author). Cahill, Sean (Sean Robert) (Added Author).

Summary: "Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill, experts on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender public policy advocacy, combine an accessible review of social science research with analyses of school practices and local, state, and federal laws that affect LGBT students. In addition, portraits of LGBT youth and their experiences with discrimination at school bring human faces to the issues the authors discuss."--Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 9780472118229
ISBN: 0472118226
ISBN: 9780472031405
ISBN: 0472031406
ISBN: 9780472028320
ISBN: 0472028324
Physical Description: print
regular print
236 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-226) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section 1. A comprehensive review of social science research on LGBT youth and their experiences in school. 1. "Outed" by his guidance counselor and forced to read aloud from the bible at school : a profile of Thomas McLaughlin -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth : a critical population: From isolation to activism : a profile of Louie Garay ; Judge rules that school must allow transgender youth to express her gender identity while attending school : a profile of "Pat Doe" -- 2. A grave picture of harassment and violence in schools: "You're so gay" : a profile of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover ; Gay student sues schools and wins $900K settlement : a profile of Jamie Nabozny.