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Trends in secondary schools’ practices to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students, 2008–2014

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  • Demissie, Z.
  • Rasberry, C.N.
  • Steiner, R.J.
  • Brener, N.
  • McManus, T.

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Objectives. To examine trends in the percentage of US secondary schools that implemented practices related to the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. Methods. This analysis used data from 4 cycles (2008–2014) of School Health Profiles, a surveillance system that provides results representative of secondary schools in each state. Each school completed 2 self-administered questionnaires (principal and teacher) per cycle. We used logistic regression models to examine linear trends. Results. Of 8 examined practices to support LGBTQ youths, only 1—identifying safe spaces for LGBTQ youths—increased in most states (72%) from 2010 to 2014. Among the remaining 7, only 1—prohibiting harassment based on a student’s perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity—had relatively high rates of adoption (a median of 90.3% of schools in 2014) across states. Conclusions. Many states have seen no change in the implementation of school practices associated with LGBTQ students’ health and well-being. © 2018 American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Demissie, Z. & Rasberry, C.N. & Steiner, R.J. & Brener, N. & McManus, T., 2018. "Trends in secondary schools’ practices to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students, 2008–2014," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 108(4), pages 557-564.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.304296_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304296
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    1. Erin K. Gill & Mollie T. McQuillan, 2022. "LGBTQ+ Students’ Peer Victimization and Mental Health before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-17, September.
    2. Jillian Burk & Minjeong Park & Elizabeth M. Saewyc, 2018. "A Media-Based School Intervention to Reduce Sexual Orientation Prejudice and Its Relationship to Discrimination, Bullying, and the Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents in Western Ca," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-16, November.

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