School experiences of gay and lesbian youth : the invisible minority edited by Mary B. Harris

"Simultaneously issued by The Haworth Press, Inc., under the same title, as a special issue of the Journal of gay & lesbian social services, volume 7, number 4, 1997."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Schools: the neglected site of queer activists / Eric Rofes -- Images of the invisible minority -- Career development of lesbian and gay youth: effects of sexual orientation, coming out, and homophobia / Susan L. Morrow -- I will survive: lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths' experience in high school / Karen M. Jordan, Jill S. Vaughan, Katharine J. Woodworth -- Learning to be invisible: female sexual minority students in America's public high schools / Kathleen P. Malinsky -- Learning lessons from school: homophobia, heterosexism, and the construction of failure / Kathryn Herr -- Beyond high

They're there--they're just invisible. An the present hostile state of school systems is to blame for their seeming disappearance. In School Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Youth, readers will get an eye-opening look at the heterosexist blindness that has make it nearly impossible for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth to enjoy a supportive, celebratory, and welcome environment in schools. This proactive collection features the viewpoints of youth advocates, school teachers, administrators, and academic researchers who are currently seeking to break down the walls of discrimination, harassment, and brutality that continue to make sexual minorities vulnerable at school