Safe Spaces ─ Making Schools and Communities Welcoming to LGBT Youth

Vaccaro (human development and family studies, U. of Rhode Island), Gerri August (educational studies, Rhode Island College), and Megan S. Kennedy (education, Westfield State U., Massachusetts) explain the overt and subtle discrimination against sexual minorities in schools and communities, and suggest how to alleviate it. They look at the marginalization of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people, LGBT identity, changing family from exclusion to nurturance, and inside and outside the classroom walls. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Annemarie Vaccaro, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island.

Gerri August, PhD, is a member of the Foundations faculty in the Department of Educational Studies at Rhode Island College.

Megan S. Kennedy, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Education at Westfield State University, Massachusetts.