Journal article
Gay-Straight Alliances in High Schools
Abstract
This article examines the patterns of emergence of gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in public high schools in the United States. These extracurricular student groups offer safe spaces, social support, and opportunities for activism to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and straight students. Combining data on various characteristics of public schools and state anti-discrimination laws with organizational records on the formation of GSA …
Authors
Fetner T; Kush K
Journal
Youth & Society, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 114–130
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 2008
DOI
10.1177/0044118x07308073
ISSN
0044-118X