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DuBois, Coraline; Losoff, Rachel – Communique, 2015
Transgender students have unique and intense needs to be addressed for a safer and more inclusive school experience. Experiencing harassment and feeling unsafe at school can lead to negative educational outcomes, such as depression, victimization, poor academic outcomes, substance abuse, school avoidance, risky sexual behavior, suicidal ideation,…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Inclusion, Educational Environment, School Safety
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Heck, Nicholas C.; Lindquist, Lauri M.; Machek, Greg R.; Cochran, Bryan N. – School Psychology Forum, 2014
This study investigates the mediating role of school victimization in the relationship between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young adults' feelings of high school belonging and current mental health (both depression and general psychological distress) outcomes. A total of 145 LGBT young adults were recruited from college LGBT…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Rutter, Philip A.; Leech, Nancy L. – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2006
This qualitative study explored the experiences of five gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents' perspectives on their schools' acceptance of their sexual orientation, and perceptions of these schools' approach to suicide risk intervention. Focus groups were tape recorded, transcribed, and analyzed through constant comparative analysis. Themes that…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Suicide, Sexual Orientation