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.
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BULLYG AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR YOUTH
Bullyg of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) youth is prevalent the Uned Stat, and reprents LGBT stigma when tied to sexual orientatn and/or genr inty or exprsn. LGBT youth monly report verbal, relatnal, and physil bullyg, and damage to property. Bullyg … * lgbt bullying statistics 2016 *
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). Historilly, YRBS and other studi have gathered data on lbian, gay, and bisexual youth but have not clud qutns about transgenr, non-bary, genr non-nformg, tersex, or queer youth.
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WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundatn, the tnal arm of the natn’s largt lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights anizatn, today rpond to the alarmg rults om the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) natnwi survey of high school stunts, which found that lbian, gay, and bisexual young people are far more likely to experience vlence and bullyg, and attempt suici, than their heterosexual peers. That is why Congrs needs to pass the Safe Schools Improvement Act--legislatn that would require school districts to adopt anti-bullyg and harassment polici that specifilly clu bullyg based on sexual orientatn and genr inty, along wh race, lor, natnal orig, sex, disabily, and learn more about how HRC supports LGBTQ young people at school, at home and their muni, vis Human Rights Campaign Foundatn is the tnal arm of the Uned Stat’ largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people.
Acrdg to the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network’s new report, “Teasg to Torment: School Climate Revised, ” LGBT youth middle and high school have lower gras, more attendance problems, and are ls likely to plete high school than their heterosexual and cisgenr peers. Once a high-achievg stunt, Cara me close to failg three class durg her sophomore year of high school when the bullyg and mors were at their worst.