Dont Be So Gay Queers Bullying And Making Schools Safe

Description:

Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, the author considers the effectiveness of safe school legislation and concludes that the current legislation is often more responsive than proactive. "Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In 'Don't Be So Gay!' Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of safe-school legislation. Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation is more responsive than proactive. Moreover, cultural influences and peer pressure may be more powerful than legislation in shaping the school environment. Exploring how students' own experiences, ideas, and definitions of safety might be translated into policy reform, this book offers a fresh perspective on a hotly debated issue." -- Publisher's description.

subjects: Homophobia in high schools,  Case studies,  Government policy,  Social conditions,  Bullying in schools,  Prevention,  Gay high school students,  High schools,  High school students,  Ontario, social conditions,  Ontario, politics and government,  Prévention,  Études de cas,  Conditions sociales,  Élèves du secondaire homosexuels,  Politique gouvernementale,  Homophobie dans les écoles,  Intimidation dans les écoles,  Intimidation dans les âecoles,  ÂEtudes de cas,  Homophobie dans les âecoles,  ÂEláeves du secondaire homosexuels,  Prâevention