Rce bullyg of lbian, gay, or bisexual high school stunts — LGBT‑05 - Healthy People 2030 |

Contents:

• TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
• BULLIED AT SCHOOL FOR BEG GAY: 'IT WAS A LIVG HELL'
• GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG
• I WAS BULLIED FOR BEG GAY AS A KID EVEN THOUGH I’M STRAIGHT
• BULLIED FOR BEG ‘GAY’
• RCE BULLYG OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS — LGBT‑05
• ‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS

TEEN BULLIED FOR BEG GAY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

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.

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. Suici: Gay, lbian, and bisexual youth are 4 tim more likely to attempt suici than their heterosexual unterparts.

BULLIED AT SCHOOL FOR BEG GAY: 'IT WAS A LIVG HELL'

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. Help start a Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) chapter at your lol high school.

GAY BULLYG, GAY BULLI AND DEALG WH GAY BASHG

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.

I WAS BULLIED FOR BEG GAY AS A KID EVEN THOUGH I’M STRAIGHT

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"Faraaz has been sharg his experienc as Labour reveals s plans to tackle homophobic bullyg the party ws May, says will foc on givg teachers better trag around LGBT is too late for Faraaz though: "I was victimised bee I was gay.

BULLIED FOR BEG ‘GAY’

Speakg first to Newsbeat about their plans shadow tn secretary Tristram Hunt said: "Homophobic bullyg is like racial bullyg, and genr stereotypg. "Gay teachers"We've seen so much self harm, too many suicis, too much loss of potential among young people.

"It's unacceptable to bully staff and teachers, " he says, addg that schools "have got to have a zero tolerance approach to homophobic bullyg. "Asked if would make a difference if gay teachers me out to the stunts, Mr Hunt says: "I thk we've got to have the space for gay teachers to e out.

RCE BULLYG OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUNTS — LGBT‑05

"A study by the mpaign group Stonewall suggts 96% of LGBT stunts sendary schools had heard homophobic language beg Conservative Party is opposed to makg sex and relatnship tn pulsory all schools that receive state fundg. "The fact that such a statement is illegal do not seem to bother them, "Tacklg homophobia is ccial as is tacklg all forms of discrimatory behavur is, " she @BBCNewsbeat on Twter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Rad1Newsbeat on YouTubeAround the BBC.

Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng (LGBTQ) stunts are more than four tim as likely to attempt suici pared to their straight and cisgenr peers (Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020). 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.

‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS

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. 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.

And while we often thk of children or teens when we thk gay bullyg, bullyg occurs adult suatns, such as the workplace, as well. Many anizatns are dited to stop gay bashg and gay bullyg and there are more and more iativ lolly, like high schools, to stop gay bashg.