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Berry, Keith – Communication Education, 2018
In this stimulus essay on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bullying in schools, Keith Berry, describes assumptions and other aspects of his phenomenological lifeworld (everyday reality) that guide his orientation to this problem. He then turns to two recent surveys to explore the prevalence and meaning of bullying for LGBT youth as…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Bullying
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Goodboy, Alan K.; Martin, Matthew M. – Communication Education, 2018
In this stimulus essay on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bullying in schools, the authors begin by describing assumptions and everyday reality that guide their orientation to this problem. They then turn to two recent surveys to explore the prevalence and meaning of bullying for LGBT youth as it pertains to issues of relational…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Incidence
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Marshall, Alexandra; Yarber, William L.; Sherwood-Laughlin, Catherine M.; Gray, Mary L.; Estell, David B. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Research has shown that bullying has serious health consequences, and sexual minority-oriented youth are disproportionately affected. Sexual minority-oriented youth include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ) individuals. This study examined the bullying experiences of sexual minority-oriented youth in a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Intervention, Homosexuality
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2016
"Educational Exclusion: Drop Out, Push Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline among LGBTQ Youth" provides an in-depth look at the conditions that effectively push LGBTQ youth out of school and potentially into the criminal justice system. The report provides specific, real world guidance to address the hostile school climates and…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, At Risk Students
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Greytak, Emily A.; Kosciw, Joseph G.; Boesen, Madelyn J. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2013
This study examines the availability and effectiveness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)-related school resources for a national sample of transgender youth (N = 409), as compared to a national sample of LGB cisgender (non-transgender) youth (N = 6,444). All four examined resources--gay-straight alliances (GSAs), supportive…
Descriptors: Bullying, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Identification (Psychology)
Pardini, Priscilla – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Milwaukee's gay-friendly Alliance High School was conceived to be a welcoming and confirming school for kids who have been teased and bullied and had their interests marginalized in traditional schools. The result is a group of teens who feel they have found a safe place as they explore who they will be and how they will live the rest of their…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Adolescents, Homosexuality
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Gallopin, Colleen; Leigh, Laila – Prevention Researcher, 2009
From April 2007 to June 2008, focus groups with 41 Washington, DC youth, ages 11 to 19, were conducted by Break the Cycle. One group consisted of eight self-identified sexual minority teens. Participants were asked questions exploring their opinions on the prevalence of dating violence among teens, dating violence dynamics, seeking or providing…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Dating (Social), Violence, Urban Areas
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Woody, Elisabeth L. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2003
This article examines heterosexist assumptions and the role of homophobia in students' experiences in California's public "Single Gender Academies," in an effort to include issues of sexuality in current discourses on adolescent gender identity and public school reform. Interviews with students, conducted as part of the most…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, School Restructuring
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Ma'ayan, Hadar Dubowsky – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2003
The current literatures on girls, queer youth, and multicultural education have ignored a significant group of young people and their experiences in school. This research is a retrospective exploratory study of masculine female adolescent schooling experiences, focusing on the school experiences of adults aged 18-54 who were socially defined as…
Descriptors: Females, Homosexuality, Masculinity, Adolescents