Nearly Half of Gay and Bisexual Men UK Have Experienced Sexual Asslt: Survey

Contents:

• DOG THE MATH: WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY ABOUT HARASSMENT OF GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR STUNTS*
• HATE CRIM AGAST GAY MAL: AN OVERVIEW
• NEARLY HALF OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN UK HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSLT: SURVEY
• REPORT SAYS SCHOOLS OFTEN IGNORE HARASSMENT OF GAY STUNTS

DOG THE MATH: WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY ABOUT HARASSMENT OF GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR STUNTS*

Of the more than 100 allegatns om employe we spoke to, 31 related to sexual asslt, and 78 related to sexual also heard 18 allegatns of racism, while six people ma allegatns of homophobia. Chan School of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundatn and Natnal Public survey, a natnally reprentative sample of 489 lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer adults, found that more than half of them experienced slurs (57 percent) or offensive ments (53 percent). “Even as we see advanc like gay marriage or pollg that says people are supportive of LGBTQ issu or know a gay person, average muny members are sayg that don’t mean discrimatn has gone away.

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HATE CRIM AGAST GAY MAL: AN OVERVIEW

A study of Massachetts high school stunts published the journal Pediatrics reports that nearly one-third of gay teens had been threatened the past month wh a weapon at school, pared to 7% of heterosexual stunts surveyed. In two separate studi, siar percentag of lbian, gay, and bisexual youth reported hearg homophobic ments their schools. In a 1993 study by the Massachetts Governor’s Commissn on Gay and Lbian Youth, 97% of stunts a Boston public high school said they heard homophobic remarks on a regular basis om their peers.

NEARLY HALF OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN UK HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSLT: SURVEY

The Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) nducted a survey of 496 lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) stunts om 32 stat. This survey found that over 90% of LGBT youth reported that they sometim or equently heard homophobic ments their schools. Over one-third of youth reported that no outsi party ever tervened when homophobic remarks were ma their school environment, acrdg to GLSEN’s “Natnal School Climate Survey.

The Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force “Natnal Anti-Gay/Lbian Victimizatn Report, ” nclus om s survey: 45% of gay mal and 20% of lbians surveyed reported havg experienced verbal harassment and/or physil vlence as a rult of their sexual orientatn durg high school. The GLSEN study measured the equency of anti-gay harassment schools and found:. In a survey of lbians and gays Pennsylvania, 33% of gay men and 34% of lbians reported sufferg physil vlence at the hands of a fay member as a rult of their sexual orientatn.

REPORT SAYS SCHOOLS OFTEN IGNORE HARASSMENT OF GAY STUNTS

Karen Frankl, 18% of the men terviewed admted that they had mted physil vlence or threats agast men and/or women they perceived as gay or lbian. Jam Sears, profsor of tn at the Universy of South Carola, created a rankg system to measure tors’ attus toward gay and lbian youth and teachers. Two-thirds of school unselors surveyed had “negative” attus about lbian and gay youth.

1 out of 3 prospective teachers the study uld be classified as “high-gra homophob. And 52% of prospective teachers reported that they would feel unfortable workg wh an openly lbian or gay lleague.

In the “Makg Schools Safe” study missned by the state of Massachetts, 53% of gay and lbian stunts reported hearg homophobic ments ma by school staff. Siarly, the GLSEN “Natnal School Climate Survey, ” nclud that over 1 out of 3 lbian and gay stunts reported hearg homophobic ments om school faculty or staff. The 496 rponnts to the natnwi GLSEN survey stated that other stunts were more likely to challenge homophobic remarks than were faculty members.