ABOUT THIS BOOK

Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill, experts on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender public policy advocacy, combine an accessible review of social science research with analyses of school practices and local, state, and federal laws that affect LGBT students. In addition, portraits of LGBT youth and their experiences with discrimination at school bring human faces to the issues the authors discuss.

This is an essential guide for teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, and social workers interacting with students on a daily basis; school board members and officials determining school policy; nonprofit advocates and providers of social services to youth; and academic scholars, graduate students, and researchers training the next generation of school administrators and informing future policy and practice.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Jason Cianciotto is Director of Public Policy at GMHC.

Sean Cahill is Director of Health Policy Research at the Fenway Institute in Boston and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration at New York University.

REVIEWS

"Timely, comprehensive, and highly readable, this study warrants inclusion in any library serving school administrators, teachers, and other adults who work with and care for children and teens."
---School Library Journal— -

"For some of us, the days of high school may seem far removed, but LGBT Youth is truly a must-read for any educator and/or parent."
---Instinct

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Winner: American Library Association (ALA) Choice Outstanding Academic Title

— ALA Choice Outstanding Academic Title

American Library Association 2013 Over the Rainbow List of LGBT Books for Adult Readers from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association

— American Library Association

"The authors do an exceptional job of providing a research-based background to contextualize the book around the need to support victims of homophobia in schools."
—H.M. Miller, Mercy College, Choice - Highly Recommended

— H. M. Miller, Choice

"While topics such as marriage equality, anti-LGBT hate crimes, and adoption by same-sex couples continue to grab news headlines, Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill remind readers to remember the youth affected by these human rights struggles in schools across the country. The educational foundation we offer these students today will impact the success of their, and our, tomorrow."
—Gay Calgary Magazine

— William Carpentiere, Gay Calgary

"For some of us, the days of high school may seem far removed, but LGBT Youth is truly a must-read for any educator and/or parent."
—Instinct

— Instinct

"This book makes a pivotal and substantial contribution to the field that extends beyond the contributions of many other existing resources. ... [W]e recommend this book highly to researchers, school violence professionals, youth workers, educators, and policy makers in hopes that it will serve as a catalyst in our collective efforts to promote the overall health and well-being of LGBT youth."
—Journal of School Violence

— Renee M. Johnson and V. Paul Poteat, Journal of School Violence

"Cianciotto and Cahill's treatise is an informative and compelling basis for continuing the discussion (especially as regards LGBT students of color) of how best to protect the rights of a vulnerable and largely disenfranchised group."
—Publishers Weekly

— Publishers Weekly

"Timely, comprehensive, and highly readable, this study warrants inclusion in any library serving school administrators, teachers, and other adults who work with and care for children and teens."
—School Library Journal

— Alicia Eames, formerly New York City Public Schools, School Library Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Section 1 | A Comprehensive Review of Social Science Research on LGBT Youth and Their Experiences in School

Introduction

1 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: A Critical Population

2 | A Grave Picture of Harassment and Violence in Schools

Section 2 | A Comprehensive Review of School-Based Practices and Federal, State, and Local Laws and Policies That Affect LGBT Students

3 | Federal, State, and Local Policy Interventions

4 | School-Based Programs and Practices

5 | The No Child Left Behind Act and LGBT Students

6 | Sex Education, Abstinence-Only Programs, and HIV Prevention

Section 3 | A Research Agenda to Guide and Inform Future Policy

7 | Political and Methodological Issues Affecting Research on LGBT Youth

8 | The Need for Research on Understudied LGBT Populations

9 | Conclusion and Policy Recommendations: Making It Better for LGBT Students

Notes

Bibliography