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WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
High school is a challengg time for most teens. It n be even more so for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts. Judy Chiasson of the Los Angel Unified School District and Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network talk about beg openly LGBT school. * gay experiences in school *
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng (LGBTQ) stunts have historilly been visible, unrserved, or misunrstood — or all three, says Jenny Betz, a School Climate Specialist at WtEd. Transgenr, gay or lbian, and bisexual stunts were ls likely than their non-transgenr and straight peers to report the prence of key school supports, to be engaged school, or to report a high gra pot average. Fewer than half of transgenr, gay or lbian, and bisexual stunts reported feelg safe at school.
Transgenr, gay or lbian, and bisexual stunts were twice or more as likely to report that they had experienced bullyg or harassment and were fear of physil vlence. Whether someone directly teas or tnts them, or they simply hear a nstant barrage of negative ments — “that’s so gay” or “don’t be a fag” — the stunts often receive the msage that somethg is wrong wh them, says Betz, and may beg to feel that they are danger. In fact, the study found that if transgenr, gay or lbian, and bisexual stunts experienced siar levels of support and safety as other stunts, dispari their mental health, amic motivatn, and amic performance school would shrk by half.
* gay experiences in school *
For transgenr stunts, dispari school nnectedns would disappear pletely and for lbian, gay, and bisexual stunts, dispari school nnectedns would lsen by 90 to 100 percent. Intify as lbian, gay or bisexual and an average of 1.
”Many LGBTQ stunts report that a support system or an ally—whether a fay member, iend, teacher or guidance unselor—is often valuable helpg them navigate their school, pecially given the negative impacts LGBTQ stunts n fact, the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) reports their 2017 Natnal School Climate Survey that negative school environments where stunts experience victimizatn and discrimatn bee of their genr or sexualy n adversely affect them. ”El also noted that, while they live Massachetts and their school’s curriculum is not affected by "no promo homo" laws, which prohib teachers om discsg LGBTQ issu, the state's specifilly clive curriculum n vary between teacher to teacher, and those who tght ma them feel validated.
Each year, seems, we hear the stori of the clash of culture and genr when a high school stunt who is gay is banned om attendg the prom, or pays a price for gog. This year is no different, om a Mississippi unty school board banng 18-year-old Constance McMillan, who wanted to wear a tux and brg her girliend, to the Miami gay senr who was crowned prom queen -only to be disowned by his own fay. Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts face unique and often cel stggl to fd their place Amerin high schools.