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Article: SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NOT PROTECTED AND WORKED WITH GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED BY THE COURTS.(sexual harassment in schools)
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- Education
- Article date:
- December 22, 2000
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Introduction
Gonsiorek (1988) and Herdt (1989) estimated that 3 million male and lesbian adolescents in the U.S. have a homosexual orientation. Since this population is at risk for suicide, alcohol and substance abuse, sexual acting out (with consequences of STD infection or pregnancy), victimization and violence, counselors need to develop an understanding of and strategies for assisting gay youth. Many of these young people face harassment at school and many end up dropping out of high school. Others hurt themselves or others. School personnel need to develop an understanding of gay and lesbian students and need to reach out to them for the students' own good ...
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Article: GAY, LESBIAN STUDENTS SAY UW INDIFFERENT GROUP ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);
June 1, 1999 ;
700+ words
... ... for a dormitory floor geared toward the needs of gay and lesbian students, which came at a time when anti-gay graffiti was found ... saddened to learn of the kind of hateful actions some gay and lesbian students have experienced,'' Sundborg wrote in a letter to the ...
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