He is a widely respected scholar of gay and lesbian issues, and the author of Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools published by Westview Press in 1999. The parents with high-powered jobs are likely to have had significantly higher education.
Research shows that homophobia decreases with education.
2 Massachusetts' 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of 4415 randomly selected students points to significantly greater risk to glbt youth than to heterosexual ones. 4 Brian has been popular, athletic, involved in school affairs. His mother has judged him mature and responsible. Yet for all this, his crisis of sexual identity puts him at psychological, perhaps even physical risk. Although the interchange between Brian and Jacob may have been enough for the moment, continued follow-up is required.