Scoon Reid, Karla,

School Pride. Karla Scoon Reid. - Education Week, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 405, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: School Pride, Oct. 15, 2003; pp. 31-34.

"Insults and slurs about homosexuality have long been fixtures of the American high school experience. But in recent years, more students...have been striving to redefine their high school culture by forming and joining Gay-Straight Alliance clubs." (EDUCATION WEEK) This article reveals how the growth of Gay-Straight Alliance clubs has brought about heightened awareness of gay issues as well as criticism by some who don't feel schools should welcome such groups.

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Gay rights
Gay-straight alliances in schools
Gays--Attitudes
Heterosexuals
High school students--Attitudes
Homosexuality

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