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Zmyj, Norbert; Huber-Bach, Lilo – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2020
Although same-sex marriages are legally recognized in many Western societies, prejudices against gay men and lesbians remain and already appear in adolescents. Since a negative attitude toward gay men and lesbians is likely to foster malevolent behaviors, we investigated predictors of homonegativity in adolescents aged between 14 and 16 years.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Social Bias, Religion
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Eick, Uri; Rubinstein, Tanya; Hertz, Shai; Slater, Aylon – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
Hoshen, the Hebrew acronym for "Education & Change", is a nonprofit, nationwide education and information center for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Israel. The main educational method Hoshen uses is the personal story told by volunteers. The present study aimed to examine whether this activity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
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Greytak, Emily A.; Kosciw, Joseph G. – Teaching Education, 2014
This study examines how United States (US) teachers' experiences and beliefs may be predictive of their intervention in anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bullying and harassment using a US national sample of teachers (N?=?726) who completed an online survey. Results from regression analysis indicated that knowing LGBT people,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Homosexuality, Consciousness Raising, Bullying
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Warwick, Ian; Aggleton, Peter – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
In countries such as the UK, schools have a responsibility to prevent all forms of bullying, including those related to sexual orientation. However, relatively little is known about how schools go about this work successfully. This study aimed to identify how three secondary schools in south London, England, were addressing homophobia. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Secondary School Students, Educational Environment