Promoting school safety for LGBTQ and all students

ST Russell, MD Bishop, VC Saba… - Policy insights from …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Schools are often unsafe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning
(LGBTQ) students; they frequently experience negative or hostile school climates, including …

Gay-straight alliances are associated with lower levels of school-based victimization of LGBTQ+ youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis

RA Marx, HH Kettrey - Journal of youth and adolescence, 2016 - Springer
Gay-straight alliances (GSAs) are school-based organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth and their allies that often attempt to improve school …

Diversity and inclusion: impacts on psychological wellbeing among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities

ASW Chan, D Wu, IPY Lo, JMC Ho, E Yan - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For scholars, practitioners, and legislators concerned about sexual minority adolescents,
one of the main goals is to create more positive and inclusive learning environments for this …

Minority stress, structural stigma, and physical health among sexual and gender minority individuals: Examining the relative strength of the relationships

A Flentje, KD Clark, E Cicero… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Sexual and gender minority (SGM; ie, non-heterosexual and transgender or
gender-expansive, respectively) people experience physical health disparities attributed to …

Peer victimization and suicidality among LGBTQ youth: The roles of school belonging, self-compassion, and parental support

T Hatchel, GJ Merrin, D Espelage - Journal of LGBT Youth, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth's
experiences at school has largely focused on stigma, adversity, disparities, and peer …

LGBTQ policies and resources on campus and the experiences and psychological well-being of sexual minority college students: Advancing research on structural …

MR Woodford, A Kulick, JC Garvey… - Psychology of Sexual …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Among sexual minority (LGBQ+) college students, research suggests that experiencing
heterosexist discrimination can contribute to poor psychological well-being. Institutional …

The APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons: An executive summary of the 2021 revision.

N Nakamura, F Dispenza, RL Abreu… - American …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
This article provides an executive summary of the American Psychological Association
(APA)-approved Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Sexual Minority Persons …

Gay-straight alliances, school functioning, and mental health: Associations for students of color and LGBTQ students

L Baams, ST Russell - Youth & Society, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Utilizing a school-based sample of 895,218 students aged 10–18 years old, we examine
differences in students' school functioning, substance use, and mental health in schools with …

The protective role of gay–straight alliances for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning students: A prospective analysis.

S Ioverno, AB Belser, R Baiocco… - Psychology of sexual …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Prior studies show a strong association between gay–straight alliances (GSAs) and the well-
being and safety of sexual minority students at school. However, nearly all existing literature …

Multilevel stigma and depression among a national sample of Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ adolescents in the United States.

SD Jackson, TD Harvey, RJ Watson… - … and Clinical Science, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Limited research has examined how multiple forms of oppression (eg, racism, heterosexism,
transphobia)—manifesting across multiple levels (eg, interpersonal, structural)—can place …