Improving Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among Middle and High School Students

Understanding the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth is critical to promoting their healthy development and creating safe and supportive environments. This publication details our process in developing measures for surveys of middle- and high-school students, to assess thei...

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Published in:Policy File 2017
Main Authors: Temkin, Deborah, Belford, Jonathan, McDaniel, Tyler, Stratford, Brandon, Parris, Dominique
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Trends, Inc
Children & youth/Families & family life
Gays & lesbians
Social conditions & trends
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Summary:Understanding the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth is critical to promoting their healthy development and creating safe and supportive environments. This publication details our process in developing measures for surveys of middle- and high-school students, to assess their sexual orientations and gender identities, and lists the measures themselves.