Research

Type
School Climate Survey
New data from the largest-ever survey of LGBTQ students shows homophobic remarks and verbal harassment in school leveling off for the first time in a decade, and victimization based on gender expression increasing.
Type
School Climate Survey
New data from the largest-ever survey of LGBTQ students shows homophobic remarks and verbal harassment in school leveling off for the first time in a decade, and victimization based on gender expression increasing.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Inclusive Curriculum
Educators who support LGBTQ students may face hostile school climates. This brief reveals the similarities and differences between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQteachers’ experiences of engaging in LGBTQ-inclusive and supportive teaching.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Students of Color
Indigenous LGBTQ Students
Native American, American Indian, and Alaska Native LGBTQ and two-spirit students experience hostile school climates, but school resources can make a difference.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Students of Color
Latinx LGBTQ Students
Latinx LGBTQ and students experience hostile school climates, but school resources can make a difference.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Students of Color
Black LGBTQ Students
Black LGBTQ students experience hostile school climates, but school resources can make a difference.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Students of Color
Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ Students
Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ students experience hostile school climates, but school resources can make a difference.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Inclusive Curriculum
Misgendering, Gender, and Pronouns
Identity Topic
Latinx LGBTQ Students
Os estudantes LGBTQ na América Latina sofrem desafios na escola devido à sua identidade, mas os apoios e os recursos escolares podem ajudar.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Inclusive Curriculum
Misgendering, Gender, and Pronouns
Identity Topic
Latinx LGBTQ Students
Los/las estudiantes LGBTQ an América Latina sufran retos en el colegio debido a su identidad, pero apoyos y recursos escolares pueden ayudar.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Inclusive Curriculum
Misgendering, Gender, and Pronouns
Identity Topic
Latinx LGBTQ Students
LGBTQ students across Latin America face challenges at school regarding their identity, but school supports and resources can make a big difference.
Type
Journals and Books
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Identity Topic
Transgender Students
Gender Non Conforming ​​​​​​​(GNC) Student
Nonbinary Students
Identifying Transgender and Other Gender Minority Respondents on Population-Based Surveys: Special Considerations for Adolescents, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Intersex Status (2014)
Type
Journals and Books
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Transgender Students
Book chapter: "Bullying, legal protections against" in The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies (2016)
Type
Journals and Books
Issue
Inclusive Curriculum
Book chapter: "Disrupting hetero-gender-normativity: The complex role of LGBT affirmative supports at school" in Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling: The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy (2016)
Program
Professional Development
Type
Journals and Books
School Counselors Transforming Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Students (2017)
Program
Professional Development
Type
Journals and Books
Preparing School Counselors to Support LGBT Youth: The Roles of Graduate Education and Professional Development (2017)
Type
Journals and Books
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
LGBTQ Student Victimization and its Relationship to School Discipline and Justice System Involvement (2017)
Type
Journals and Books
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Transgender Students
Effectiveness of School District Anti-bullying Policies in Improving LGBT Youths' School Climate (2016)
Type
Journals and Books
Issue
Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination
Identity Topic
Transgender Students
Promising Strategies for Prevention of the Bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth (2012)
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Despite a lack of critical training and resources, school counselors, psychologists, and social workers hold positive attitudes towards LGBTQ students and work to support them.
Type
Research, Reports, and Briefs
Issue
Inclusive Curriculum
Inclusive Sex Education
A number of states have “no promo homo” laws that prevent positive portrayals of “homosexuality” in school health education. This brief examines the relationship between these laws and school climate and resources for LGBTQ youth.