Author

Haskell, Rebecca

Burtch, Brian

Place of Publication

Halifax, NS

Publisher

Fernwood Publishing

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

Paperback: 126 pages

Subject

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

LGBT

Education. Schools

Bullying

Abstract

Bullying in schools has garnered significant attention recently, but little has been said about the bullying of homosexuals and transexual students in Canadian high schools. This book fills that gap by exploring the experiences of youth who identify or are identified as "queer." Based on interviews with recent high school graduates in British Columbia, these researchers provide stories of physical, verbal, and emotional harassment in this group and offer insights into the negative outcomes that result from the experience of being bullied. On the other hand, however, these young people were not helpless victims: many learned to rely on resistance, inner strength, and true friends. In the last chapter, the authors make recommendations for handling homophobic and transphobic bullying in high schools and supporting students who experience this form of harassment.

ISBN

9781552663783

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GA 600 HAS 2010

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Alternate Title

Formerly: George

Author

Gino, Alex

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

Hardcover, 195 p.

Subject

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

LGBT

Young Adults

Abstract

More than anything else, Melissa wants to play Charlotte in her fourth-grade class's production of Charlotte's Web. The problem is, her teacher won't let her, because her teacher thinks Melissa is a boy. But Melissa isn't about to let that squash her dream. With the help of her best friend, Melissa must learn to stand up for her wish - and brave a few bullies along the way.

[Note: blurb adapted from publisher version]

ISBN

9780545812542

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

ELEM GA 600 GIN 2015

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