Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | School Bullying and Mental Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | Risks, Intervention and Prevention |
| Editors | Helen Cowie, Carrie-Anne Myers |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Pages | 35-45 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Jul 2017 |
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Keywords
- homophobic bullying
- transphobia
- transphobic bullying
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Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools. / Rivers, Ian.
School Bullying and Mental Health: Risks, Intervention and Prevention. ed. / Helen Cowie; Carrie-Anne Myers. London, 2017. p. 35-45.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools
AU - Rivers, Ian
PY - 2017/7/27
Y1 - 2017/7/27
N2 - Research on the bullying and social exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pupils in schools is now into its third decade. For over twenty years, studies have catalogued the daily torments many LGBTs have faced and continue to face going to school (Rivers, 2011). The wealth of evidence collected has prompted several governments to take action to address the homophobia that has long been apparent in the classrooms, corridors and on the playing fields of our schools. However, despite this wealth of evidence, some politicians, religious leaders and members of the teaching profession remain opposed to the delivery of curricula that acknowledge the diversity that exists within our schools, preferring to remain silent (at best) or overtly discriminate (at worst) against those young people who identify as other than heterosexual, or those who identify as members of the opposite sex.
AB - Research on the bullying and social exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pupils in schools is now into its third decade. For over twenty years, studies have catalogued the daily torments many LGBTs have faced and continue to face going to school (Rivers, 2011). The wealth of evidence collected has prompted several governments to take action to address the homophobia that has long been apparent in the classrooms, corridors and on the playing fields of our schools. However, despite this wealth of evidence, some politicians, religious leaders and members of the teaching profession remain opposed to the delivery of curricula that acknowledge the diversity that exists within our schools, preferring to remain silent (at best) or overtly discriminate (at worst) against those young people who identify as other than heterosexual, or those who identify as members of the opposite sex.
KW - homophobic bullying
KW - transphobia
KW - transphobic bullying
UR - https://www.routledge.com/School-Bullying-and-Mental-Health-Risks-intervention-and-prevention/Cowie-Myers/p/book/9781138674127
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-138-67412-7
SP - 35
EP - 45
BT - School Bullying and Mental Health
A2 - Cowie, Helen
A2 - Myers, Carrie-Anne
CY - London
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