
Safe Spaces
Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to LGBT Youth
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 2. November 2011
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-313-39368-6 (ISBN)
Description
Based on extensive research, recent events, and numerous first-person accounts, this revealing book illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and offers effective strategies for combating LGBT marginalization in our nation's schools and communities.
Safe Spaces: Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to LGBT Youth is the first book to offer a comprehensive view of the complex lives of LGBT youth of all ages, from kindergarten through college. Drawing on a wealth of research collected from first-person accounts of students, family, educators, and community members, the authors not only chronicle the struggles of LGBT youth but also describe models of inclusive school and community environments.
The authors address the breadth of experiences of LGBT youth-in and out of the classroom, at home and in the community, and in personal interactions with allies and antagonists. They also reveal how these young people, their friends and families, teachers, and dedicated allies stem the tide of LGBT exclusion. Most important, Safe Spaces offers action steps for readers who want to make their own homes, schools, and communities safe and welcoming spaces for LGBT youth.
Safe Spaces: Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to LGBT Youth is the first book to offer a comprehensive view of the complex lives of LGBT youth of all ages, from kindergarten through college. Drawing on a wealth of research collected from first-person accounts of students, family, educators, and community members, the authors not only chronicle the struggles of LGBT youth but also describe models of inclusive school and community environments.
The authors address the breadth of experiences of LGBT youth-in and out of the classroom, at home and in the community, and in personal interactions with allies and antagonists. They also reveal how these young people, their friends and families, teachers, and dedicated allies stem the tide of LGBT exclusion. Most important, Safe Spaces offers action steps for readers who want to make their own homes, schools, and communities safe and welcoming spaces for LGBT youth.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-39368-6 (9780313393686)
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Additional editions

Annemarie Vaccaro | Gerri August | Megan S. Kennedy
Safe Spaces
Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to Lgbt Youth
E-Book
11/2011
1st Edition
Praeger Publishers Inc
€47.99
Available for download

Annemarie Vaccaro | Gerri August | Megan S. Kennedy
Safe Spaces
Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to Lgbt Youth
E-Book
11/2011
1st Edition
Praeger Publishers Inc
€47.99
Available for download
Persons
Annemarie Vaccaro, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island.
Gerri August, PhD, is a member of the Foundations faculty in the Department of Educational Studies at Rhode Island College.
Megan S. Kennedy, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Education at Westfield State University, Massachusetts.
Gerri August, PhD, is a member of the Foundations faculty in the Department of Educational Studies at Rhode Island College.
Megan S. Kennedy, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Education at Westfield State University, Massachusetts.
Content
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Marginalization of LGBT People
2 LGBT Identity
3 Sharing the Struggles: The Role of Allies
4 Family: From Exclusion to Nurturance
5 Inside the Classroom Walls
6 Outside the Classroom Walls
7 We Are Our Communities
Conclusion
Queerossary of Terms
Appendix: LGBT Resource List
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Marginalization of LGBT People
2 LGBT Identity
3 Sharing the Struggles: The Role of Allies
4 Family: From Exclusion to Nurturance
5 Inside the Classroom Walls
6 Outside the Classroom Walls
7 We Are Our Communities
Conclusion
Queerossary of Terms
Appendix: LGBT Resource List
Notes
Index