Abstract: Examines the impact of heterosexism on all children, noting that it is part of the educational infrastructure. Provides educators and administrators with information about the developmental nature of sexual identity, and offers preliminary recommendations about how educational institutions can begin developing a more open community that celebrates diversity in all of its forms. (SM)

Title: Concern for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Kids: The Benefits for All Children.
Author: Schneider, Monica E.; Owens, Robert E.
Journal Citation: Education and Urban Society, v32 n3 p349-67 May 2000
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
Publication Year: 2000
Document Type: 055; Journal Article (080); Project Description (141)
Target Audience: Practitioners and Teachers
ERIC Identifier: EJ607490
Clearinghouse Identifier: UD522276
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Descriptors: * Bisexuality; * Child Development; Diversity [Student]; Elementary Secondary Education; * Homosexuality; * Sexual Identity; Social Bias; Students

Identifiers: *Heterosexism