Chapter 6. Difficulties Japanese Gay Youth Encounter (Akihiko
Komiya and Keiko Ofuji [Translator])
Chapter 7. Growing Up Gay in China (Rodge Q. Fann)
Chapter 8. Commentaries (Kevin Jennings, Kathleen Quinlivan,
Peter Dankmeijer, William F. Pinar, and Keith Goddard)
Chapter 9. Authors’ Reactions (Rodge Q. Fann and Akihiko
Komiya)
SECTION II: RESEARCH AND POLICY
Chapter 10. School Experiences of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgender Youth (Sarah E. Holmes and Sean Cahill)
How Many GLBT Youth Are There?
GLBT Youth of Color
Education Policies Affecting GLBT Students
Anti-GLBT Harassment and Violence in the Nation’s
Schools
Children of GLBT Parents in Schools
Strength and Resiliency of GLBT Students
Conclusion
Chapter 11. The Research Terrain: A Brief Overview of the
Historical Framework for LGBTQ Studies in Education (Laura A.
Szalacha)
School Climate
LGBTQ Educational Research and Scholarship
Queer Theories
Chapter 12. Bullying and Homophobia in Canadian Schools: The
Politics of Policies, Programs, and Educational Leadership (Gerald
Walton)
Bullying As Political
Safety for Some, but Not for All
A Call for Leadership in Schools
SECTION III: PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
Chapter 13. Serving the Needs of Transgendered College Students
(Brett Beemyn)
A Note on Language
Trans-Sexology
Transgender in College
Institutional Support for Transgender Students
Conclusion
Chapter 14. It’s Elementary in Appalachia: Helping Prospective
Teachers and Their Students Understand Sexuality and Gender (Patti
Capel Swartz)
Challenging Teachers in Appalachia
Confronting Prejudice in the Classroom
Writing Through Homophobia
Connecting Oppressions
Parents and Families
Challenging Dominant Thinking
Heterosexual Teachers’ Responsibilities
Pedagogical and Personal Struggles
Chapter 15. A School-Based Program to Improve Life Skills and
to Prevent HIV Infection in Multicultural Transgendered Youth in
Hawaii (P. Jayne Bopp and Timothy R. Juday)
Methods
Results
Discussion
Chapter 16. Describing Roles That Gay-Straight Alliances Play
in Schools: From Individual Support to School Change (Pat Griffin,
Camille Lee, Jeffrey Waugh, and Chad Beyer)
Setting, Participants, Data Collection, and Analysis
Roles GSAs Play in Schools
Discussion
Chapter 17. Some Challenges Facing Queer Youth Programs in
Urban High Schools: Racial Segregation and Denormalizing Whiteness
(Lance Trevor McCready)
Racial Segregation
Normalization of Whiteness
Developing an Awareness of the Relationship Between Contexts
and Participation
