While tryg to al wh all the challeng of beg a teenager, lbian/gay/bisexual/transgenr (LGBT) teens also have to al wh harassment, threats and vlence directed at them on a daily basis. LGBT youth are nearly twice as likely to be lled nam, verbally harassed or physilly asslted at school pared to their non-LGBT peers. [1] Their mental health and tn, not to mentn their physil well-beg, are at-risk.
Contents:
- GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
- TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
Gay bullyg, gay bashg happens to the majory of gay youth and n e great harm, cludg suici, but people are workg to stop gay bullyg. * bully gay *
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, nonbary or otherwise genr non-nformg (LGBTQI+) youth and those perceived as LGBTQI+ are at an creased risk of beg bullied. High school stunts who self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) report havg been bullied on school property (23%) and cyberbullied (27%) the past year than their straight peers (7% and 13%, rpectively).
TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
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THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
What happens when both bully and victim are openly, vociferoly terted sleepg wh members of their own genr? And what if, trackg the very topic of membership, one man says that another is "the wrong kd of gay"? * bully gay *
Gay bullyg and gay bashg are actns that hurt all. A rash of gay suicis 2011 prov how adly gay bullyg n be.