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Meyer, Ilan H. and Ronald Bayer. “School-Based Gay-Affirmative Interventions: First Amendment and Ethical Concerns.” American Journal of Public Health, vol 103, no. 10, October 2013, http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301385\
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Poteat, V. Paul et al. “Gay–Straight Alliances Are Associated With Student Health: A Multischool Comparison of LGBTQ and Heterosexual Youth.” Journal of Research on Adolescence, 8 October 2012, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00832.x/full
Russell, Stephen T. et al. “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent School Victimization: Implications for Young Adult Health and Adjustment.” Journal of School Health, Vol. 81, No. 5, May 2011, pp. 223-230, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 21517860
“Sex and HIV Education.” Guttmacher, March 1, 2017, https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/sex-and-hiv-education
"9th Grade Health Education Objectives," Howard County Public School Systems, 2015-2016 http://www.hcpss.org/f/academics/health/curriculum_health_grade09.pdf