Journal of LGBT Youth™
The Interdisciplinary Quarterly of Practice,
Research, Policy, and Theory
Editor: James T. Sears, PhD
Get the latest international perspectives on the issues that impact LGBT students
and educators!
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Stay at the forefront of LGBT youth issues
The Journal of LGBT Youth is the interdisciplinary forum dedicated to improving of quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. This quarterly journal (retitled from the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education to better reflect the journal’s youth focus) presents peer-reviewed scholarly articles, practitioner-based essays, policy analyses, and revealing narratives from young people. This invaluable resource is committed to advancing knowledge about, and support of, LGBT youth. The wide-ranging topics include formal and non-formal education; family; peer culture; the media, arts, and entertainment industry; religious institutions and youth organizations; health care; and the workplace.
The Journal of LGBT Youth is presented in concise, jargon-free language, discussing in detail sexual and gender identity issues while seeking effective policies, exemplary programs, and outstanding practices. Reviews and analyses of queer youth subcultures are explored through film and television, blogs and MMOGS, apparel, and music among others. The journal also cultivates the crucial youth perspective by shining a spotlight on writings by LGBT youth and portraits of queer youth artists and their work. The international and multidimensional approach”and its dedication to the highest quality research and informationâ”make this resource a must-have on the shelf of anyone dealing with youth issues.
The Journal of LGBT Youth is a sensitive, timely journal that belongs in the library of every school administrator, policymaker, activist, counselor, and educator.
A SeLeCTION OF CONTeNT HIGHLIGHTS
⢠Attitudes Among University Undergraduates Toward LGB and
Five Ethnic/Racial Groups
⢠âDo My Teachers Care If I Am Gayâ? Israeli Lesbigay School Studentsâ
Experiences at Their Schools
⢠Educating the Simpsons: Teaching Queer Representations in
Contemporary Visual Media
⢠Out for Equity: School-Based Support for GLBT Youth
⢠The Performance of Homophobia in Early Adolescentsâ Everyday Speech
⢠Promoting the Acceptance of Sexual Diversity in a Class of Fifth Grade Boys
⢠Queering âtheâ Child Where it Hurts the Most. Or: Whatâs Fundamentally
Wrong About Eating Cookies?
⢠The Role of Stigma Concealment in the High School Experiences of
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals
⢠School Experiences of Sexual Minority Youth: A Qualitative Study
⢠Using a Film to Challenge Heteronormativity
⢠Visibility Management and the Body: How Gay, Lesbian, and
Bisexual Youth Regulate Visibility Nonverbally
⢠Youth, MySpace, and the Interstitial Spaces of Becoming and Belonging
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Journal of LGBT Youth is currently accepting manuscripts for consideration of
publication. Manuscripts should be 5â“35 typed pages and should follow APA Style,
as outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. For
more information on submitting articles, contact James T. Sears, PhD, PO Box 1068,
Johns Island, SC 29457; E-mail: jglie@jtsears.com or visit: https://www.HaworthPress.
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JOUrNAL rATeS
Volume 5, No. 1â”Fall 2007.
Volume 6, No. 1â”Fall 2008.
SKU#: J524. Quarterly (4 issues per volume).
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