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The Legal Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Publication year:
2006
| Cataloged on:
Aug. 06, 2009
ANNOTATION: The following civil rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth are explained: LGBT youth in juvenile justice placements have a right to be safe from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; LGBT youth have a right not to be isolated from other youth in the facility; LGBT youth who are not adjudicated “sex offenders” have a right to be free from a “sex offender” label or classification; LGBT youth in juvenile justice facilities have a right to receive appropriate medical and mental health care; LGBT youth have a right to be treated equally and without discrimination; LGBT youth have a right to express their sexual orientation and gender identity; and LGBT youth in juvenile justice placements have a right not to participate in religious activities that condemn LGBT people.