Stephen T. Russell, PhD, is Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He studies adolescent development, with an emphasis on adolescent sexuality, LGBT youth, and parent-adolescent relationships.Stacey S. Horn, PhD, is Professor of Educational and Developmental Psychology and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology, affiliate faculty member in Community Psychology and Prevention Research, and Program Director for the M.Ed. program in Youth Development at University of Illinois at Chicago. Her current research focuses on issues of sexual prejudice and bias-motivated harassment among adolescents, adolescents' reasoning about peer harassment, as well as LGBT students' experiences in schools and communities.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity, and SchoolingStephen T. Russell and Stacey Horn Section 1 Victimization, bullying, and harassment in schools: Current research and promising practices Chapter 2 Understanding and Reducing Bias-Based Harassment and Victimization in Schools Paul Poteat Chapter 3 School Safety and Connectedness Matter for More than Educational Outcomes: The Link between School Connectedness and Adolescent Health Elizabeth Saewyc andYuko Homma Chapter 4 Disrupting Hetero-/Gender- Normativity: The Role of LGBT Affirmative Supports at SchoolNeal A. Palmer, Joseph G. Kosciw, Emily A. Greytak, and Madeline J. Boesen Chapter 5 Supporting LGB/T Youth: Comprehensive School Transformation as Effective Bullying Prevention Sarah Schriber, Stacey Horn, Christina Peter, L. Boyd Bellinger, and David Fischer Section 2 Cutting Edge Issues on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Schools Chapter 6 LGB-Parent Families and the School Context Abbie E. Goldberg Chapter 7 Transsexuality and School Education in Brazil Maria Rita Cesar and Josafá Da Cunha Chapter 8 The School-to-Prison Pipeline and the Pipeline Population: The Patterns and Practices of Its Production and Dismantling Possibilities Shannon Snapp and Adela C. Licona Chapter 9 Inextricably Linked: The Shared Story of Ethnic Studies and LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum Shannon Snapp and Stephen Russell Section 3 Systemic Models of Change: Global Perspectives Chapter 10 Teaching about Sexual Diversity and Challenging Homophobia/Transphobia in the South African School System Finn Reygan Chapter 11 Sexual and Gender Minorities and Bullying in Japan Makiko Kasai Chapter 12 Changing the School Climate: A Critical Examination of the Policies and Strategies Against Homophobia Adopted in the Province of Quebec (Canada) Line Chamberland and Gabrielle Richards Section 4 Policy, Organizing, and Advocacy Chapter 13 Advocacy to Support Gender Identity Development in Schools in the Face of Organized BacklashDavid Fischer, L. Boyd Bellinger, Stacey S. Horn, and Shannon L. Sullivan Chapter 14 The Shifting Political Winds: LGBTQ Students, Educational Policy and Politics, and the Dilemmas Confronting Street Level BureaucratsCatherine A. Lugg and Jason Murphy Chapter 15 Enumerated U.S. State Laws: Evidence from Policy AdvocacyStephen T. Russell, Stacey Horn, Raymond L. Moody, Amanda Fields, and Elizabeth Tilley Chapter 16 From 'Dignity' to 'Success': Using strategic communications to change policies and perspectivesRyan Schwartz and Carolyn Laub Section 5 The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy: Systems of Change Chapter 17 The Australian context: Turning research into policies, policies into researchTiffany Jones and Lynne Hillier Chapter 18 The Use of Research in Policy and Advocacy for Creating Safe Schools for LGBTQ StudentsCarolyn Laub and Hilary Burdge Chapter 19 Sexual Diversity in Spanish Schools José Ignacio Pichardo Galán Chapter 20 Homophobia, Schooling, and the Italian ContextSalvatore Ioverno, Nicola Nardelli, Roberto Baiocco, Isabella Orfano, and Vittorio Lingiardi Chapter 21 Synthesis and RecommendationsStacey Horn and Stephen T. Russell Index

"Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling brings together contemporary international perspectives on policy and practice regarding school safety for LGBT youth. Drawing on multiple lenses that assume the right to a safe education, this well-grounded collection offers practical insights to address enduring issues, including harassment and bullying, adolescent health, families, and the school-to-prison pipeline. This much-needed book offers a valuableresource for researchers, policy makers, activists, and non-profit and community workers."--Susan Talburt, PhD, Professor, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Georgia State University