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
- I WAS BULLIED FOR BEG GAY AS A KID EVEN THOUGH I’M STRAIGHT
- TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
- BULLIED AT SCHOOL FOR BEG GAY: 'IT WAS A LIVG HELL'
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
- RCE BULLYG OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS — LGBT‑05
GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
* i get bullied for being 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.
I WAS BULLIED FOR BEG GAY AS A KID EVEN THOUGH I’M STRAIGHT
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. * i get bullied for being gay *
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.
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. Substance Use: Gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr youth are more than twice as likely to experiment wh dgs and alhol.
TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
A profsor talks about the long-term effects of beg bullied for beg gay middle school and high school, even though they’ve never intified as gay. * i get bullied for being gay *
Suici: Gay, lbian, and bisexual youth are 4 tim more likely to attempt suici than their heterosexual unterparts. One survey revealed that more than one-third of gay rponnts had missed an entire day of school the past month bee they felt unsafe there. Stunts who attend schools wh GSAs reported fewer homophobic remarks, more terventn om school personnel and a greater sense of nnectedns.
Ask school personnel to have a discsn at an assembly or an after-school activy about gay prejudice.
BULLIED AT SCHOOL FOR BEG GAY: 'IT WAS A LIVG HELL'
Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult? * i get bullied for being gay *
Help start a Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) chapter at your lol high school.
(215) 222-2800The Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network. (800) 541-6922Parents, Fai, and Friends of Lbians and Gays. Mental health disorrs, psychologil distrs, and suicidaly a diverse sample of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youths.
The 2011 Natnal School Climate Survey: The experienc of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr youth our natn’s schools.
THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
A rash of gay suicis 2011 prov how adly gay bullyg n be.
Gay bullyg statistics dite that gay teens are two-to-three tim more likely to m suici than other youths and about 30% of all suicis have been lked to a genr inty crisis. None of the aths had to occur, but they did bee each of the people was sent the msage that was better to be ad than to be gay. Gay bullyg and gay bashg is bullyg or treatg one poorly bee they are gay (fn of gay) or bee they are thought to be gay.
The targets are primarily people who do not f to genr stereotype rol whether they are, fact, gay or not. Gay bullyg statistics dite that 9-out-of-10 gay youth have been subject to bullyg and that, of those, almost half were physilly harassed and a quarter report beg physilly asslted.
RCE BULLYG OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS — LGBT‑05
Any dividual mor cince of gay bullyg or gay bashg may be somethg that someone n al wh but the ma problem wh is s pervasive and nsistent nature to the pot where jur an dividual's self-teem and sire to live.