There is no doubt that homophobic bullyg is a problem Atralian schools. The latt Wrg Themselv report published by Gay and Lbian Health Victoria reports 80% of young gay, lbian or…
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- RCE BULLYG OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS — LGBT‑05
- GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
RCE BULLYG OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS — LGBT‑05
High school stunts who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual are almost twice as likely to be bullied as those who intify as heterosexual. Stunts who are bullied are more likely to have prsn, anxiety, and sleep problems — and to drop out of school. School-based programs to rce vlence n help prevent bullyg of lbian, gay, and bisexual stunts. * gay violence in schools *
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).
GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc (GSAs) have been associated wh improvements school safety, a key ponent of school nnectedns, for all stunts. Rearch specifilly lks the prence of a GSA to greater feelgs of school nnectedns among LGBT stunts. * gay violence in schools *
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. G., gay-straight allianc or genr and sexualy allianc). Youth people experience vlence at school pecially lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth.
Create or jo a gay-straight alliance. Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Qutng (LGBTQ) youth are more likely than non-LGBTQ youth to experience vlence at school and have lower levels of school nnectedns.
Rourc for LGBT stunts, cludg the Coaln Letter to Secetary Sebeli on Bullyg, Cyberbullyg and Harassment Remendatns, Stop Bullyg Now! mpaign, the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network and others. * gay violence in schools *
G., Gay-Straight/Genrs and Sexualy Allianc, safe spac, clive curricula). Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng (LGBTQ+) youth are more likely than non-LGBTQ+ youth to experience vlence at school and have lower levels of school nnectedns. While the program fac ntug malic attacks om the right, many Atralians have been thst to a discsn that vok the ia of “the gay agenda”, sexualy recment and doctratn about sexualy and genr.
The environments are particularly hostile for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or qutng (LGBTQ) stunts. They are likely to hear eight homophobic sults a day, wh one-third of the eher perpetrated or ndoned by school staff. Some 80% of homophobic and transphobic cints that LGBTQ young people experience take place schools.
In my rearch, teachers suggted that the stunts who were at risk of genr-based or homophobic bullyg had exceptnal strengths that protected them om emotnal or psychologil damage om such cints.