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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young People in State
Custody: Making the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
Safe for All Youth through Litigation, Advocacy and Education |
Cataloged on: Oct. 04, 2012 ANNOTATION: Changes needed to
address child welfare and juvenile justice systems’ tendency to
“routinely subject LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender] youth to differential treatment, deny them
appropriate services and fail to protect them from violence and
harassment” are discussed (p. 1). This article is divided into
two parts: LGBT youth at home, in the community, and in the
system; reforming the system through litigation, education, and
policy—the use of litigation to protect LGBT