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12 J. Sch. Violence 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/wjsv12 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of School Violence, 12:1-6, 2013 ! Routledge Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Taylor&Francis Group ISSN: 1538 8220 print/1538 8239 online DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2012.724357 Creating and Maintaining Safe and Responsive Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youths: Introduction to the Special Issue TODD A. SAVAGE Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin, USA G. THOMAS SCHANDING, JR. Sheldon Independent School District, Houston, Texas, USA Children and adolescents spend a great deal of their time in schools. As microcosms of the larger society in which they are embedded, schools recreate and enforce the heterosexist, sexist, bomopbobic, and transpbobic characteristics of the larger cul- ture. 7hose students with emerging or declared lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) identities are, thus, partic- ulary vulnerable to the impact of beterosexist, sexist, bomopbobic, and transphobic attitudes and the potential resulting violence present in the school setting. 7herefore, it is imperative school personnel, including administrators, teachers, school psycholo- gists, and school counselors, among others, become aware of bow anti-LGBTQ bias and discrimination are present in schools and what they can do to create and maintain safe and responsive schools for LGBTQ youths. In this introduction to the special issue, some of the challenges faced by LGTBQ youths in schools are outlined and the theme of each article is highlighted. KEYWORDS lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender queer, students, _youths, heterosexism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, violence, safe schools Received July 30, 2012; accepted August 3, 2012. Address correspondence to Todd A. Savage, University of Wisconsin River Falls, 410 S. 3rd St., River Falls, WI 54022, USA. E mail: todd.savage@uwrf.edu

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