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Dignity for All: Safeguarding LGBTQ Students

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Supporting LGBTQ Students in Schools: A Three Tiered Approach (PDF)
Braving the Barriers: Supporting Faculty inclusion of GLBTQ Youth Issues in Courses and Research (PDF)

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A Social Cognitive Learning Theory of Homophobic Aggression Among Adolescents
“You're So Gay!”: Do Different Forms of Bullying Matter for Adolescent Males?
Addressing Research Gaps in the Intersection Between Homophobia and Bullying
Well-Being Among Same-Sex- and Opposite-Sex-Attracted Youth at School
Special Series: Homophobia and Bullying: Addressing Research Gaps; School Psychology Review, vol. 37, Issue 2 (2008)

Professional Development - NASP Online Learning Center

Working with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students in Schools

Other Resources

The following organizations advocate for the rights of GLBTQ youth and families and offer an array of topical resources.

American Psychological Association Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Concerns
Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality
- Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
- Healthy Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students Project
- Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators, and School Personnel
  - English
  - Spanish
- APA Resolution on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation
Center For Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCaL)
Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Find Youth Info (LGBTQ Youth from the U.S. Government)
Family Equality Council
- Involved, Invisible, Ignored: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Parents and Their Children in Our Nation’s K-12 Schools
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- Safe Space Kit Campaign
- Ready, Set, Respect!
- Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States
- 2009 National School Climate Survey
- From Teasing to Torment (GLSEN)
- Research Brief on Gay-Straight Alliances
Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
Human Rights Campaign
Lead With Love film: Strengthening Families through the coming out process
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Back-to-School Kit
- Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Youth
- Working with Transgender Youth
National Education Association (NEA)
- Stepping Out of the Closet and Into the Light
National Mental Health Association
- What Does Gay Mean?
National Workgroup to Address the Needs of Children and Youth Who Are LGBTQI2-S and Their Families
National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Project 10
Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health of SAMHSA
- LGBTQI2-S Education Publications
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, or Two-Spirit Learning Community
The Trevor Project

Legal Issues and Cases

Landmark Decision for Gay Student Rights (Nabozny decision)
Sexual Harassment Trial Results
School Board Policy - A Personal Experience

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