The Impact of Belonging to a High School Gay/Straight Alliance

By Camille G Lee. 2002

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Sexual-Minority and Heterosexual Youths' Peer Relationships: Experiences, Expectations, and Implications for Well-Being (2004, background): “This is one reason, in fact, that advocates for sexual-minority youths have long promoted the creation of safe, supportive ''gay–straight alliances'' where youths can be open about their sexuality without facing the risk of peer rejection (Lee, 2002).”
Teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and supportive behaviors toward LGBT students: Relationship to Gay-Straight Alliances, antibullying policy, and teacher training (2016, background): “Multiple studies demonstrate that the presence of a GSA contributes to perceptions among LGBT students that the school environment is safer and more supportive than without a GSA (Kosciw et al., 2009; Lee, 2002).”
Gay—Straight Alliances and School Experiences of Sexual Minority Youth (2010, background): “Lee (2002), for example, argued that GSAs play an important role by providing a safe place for the development of positive relationships.”
Offsetting risks: High school gay-straight alliances and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. (2011, background): “Lee (2002) pointed out that GSAs are important because they offer support to LGBT youth, but they can also be of benefit to heterosexual youth.”
School support groups, other school factors, and the safety of sexual minority adolescents (2006, background): “The value of GSAs has been discussed by a number of authors (e.g., Lee, 2002; Lipkin, 1999; Perrotti & Westheimer, 2001; Szalacha, 2003); however, the current study is the first to demonstrate an empirical link between such groups and the self-reported risk experiences and behaviors of youth who…”
Putting the “T” in “Resource”: The Benefits of LGBT-Related School Resources for Transgender Youth (2013, background): “GSA participation has been associated with positive outcomes for LGBT youth, including lower levels of harassment (Lee, 2002) and greater school connectedness (Toomey & Russell, 2011).”
Effects of “Safe School” Programs and Policies on the Social Climate for Sexual-Minority Youth: A Review of the Literature (2012, background): “As a result of being involved in a GSA, students saw academic performance improvement and reported feeling more comfortable in their sexual identity (Lee, 2001).”