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Students are feeling unsafe being themselves in their communities. 64% feel unsafe because of their sexual orientation. 44% feel unsafe because of gender orientation. 32% did not attend school for at least one day because they felt unsafe. 61% of students never reported the bullying attacks. These students were so afraid to tell an adult about what was going on, that they just let happen. Many lgbtq students have experienced bullying, comitted sucide, and have experienced physical harassment, and it needs to change.…
The results concluded that the primary reason was due to “physical appearance,” and the secondary reason was due to “sexual orientation and gender identity.” In comparison, a second study was done by GLSEN in 2007 that also concluded 86% of LGBT youth had reported experiencing bullying in school. The National Center for Education Statistics reported in 2013 that the percentage was extremely high in comparison to the 27% of all students that are being bullied in school. Not only is the LGBT community being bullied by peers, strangers, and social media, but they are also bullied by their families. (LGBT Bullying Statistics, 2016)…
Research has shown that our bullied LGBT youth are more likely to skip school, smoke cigarettes, use alcohol and drugs, or even engage in other risky behaviors (Ponton, 2001) The lesbian, gay or bisexual youth are more than twice as likely as other youths and children to be depressed and think about or will attempt suicide (Ponton, 2001). These risks are the same whether our youth are LGBT, are heterosexual but are wrongly perceived to be LGBT, or they will even choose to hide their sexual orientations.…
Conversations have changed over the years to address the epidemic of bullying behaviors. Recognition of bullying a serious social and public health problem that not only affects the LGBTQ community but many other vulnerable populations as well. “Three features that define bullying behavior: intent to harm the victim, social or physical power imbalance between the bully and the victim. Also, bullying is classified into four behavioral categories: physical force, verbal teasing oral or written, posting disturbing images- either electronically or physically” (Evans, C. R., & Chapman, M. V. 2014). Despite the high prevalence of bullying in the United States. Research shows that LGBTQ students are at increased risk of suffering from negative school experiences. Adolescents often bullied for looking or acting differently than peers. Many victims are harassed based on characteristics weight, size, color, ethnicity, hairstyle and clothing choices. Bias-based bullying is known as behaviors motivated by prejudice toward the victim’s real or perceived group…
“Preventing bullying: Do anti-harassment laws violate students’ rights?” By Thomas J. Billitteri. CQ Researcher 20 (2010): 1013-1036. CQ Researcher. Web. 6 September 2012.…
C. What percent of the time will an argument with a bully develop into a physical fight?…
As many of us develop, we may be able to identify those moments when some experience altered our development, or enabled us to view our environment in a different light. These experiences may have been critical in our lives, and have possibly shaped the type of adults we are now, and how we may be in the future. Personally, the experience that molded me into the adult that I am today was a negative experience. It was an experience that was spawned out of jealousy, hatred, rage, and sadness. As I reflect upon this life changing moment, I can’t help but feel as though I am transported back in time as that fearful, timid child dealing with the sorrows of others, and coping with the pain they bestowed upon me.…
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among students and young adults. Bullying causes over 4,000 deaths amongst students and young adults. Not everyone realizes how serious bullying is or how harmful it can be. More people need to be informed on what bullying is, how bullying differs as children grow up, the effects of bullying, how bullying has changed and how bullying can be prevented.…
Education is important and LGBT adolescents face challenges in this area. Many of them are likely to be runaways so their education suffers as they are absent from school for long periods. Himmelstein & Brückner (2011) noted that these young people were also at risk for being more severely punished at school and in the justice system. They are also victims of violence and discrimination at school, often being bullied, teased and harassed (“LGBT bullying” n.d.).…
The article I chose for the review is Addressing Abuse, Harassment and Bullying in Sports. Athletes must feel safe and comfortable in their training setting in order to gain the most benefit from the program. The role of the Strength and Conditioning coach is to make that for the athletes. All facilities should have a Policies and Procedures Manual in open sight. It must include emergency action plan for each sport or activity, guidelines regarding prevention and reporting of abuse. It should be clear of the codes of practice, education and training opportunities to everyone that wants to know. Coaches need to find way to have practice and keep students "space". One of the best ways to allow the athlete to remain comfortable at the training environment is to use auditory cues and there will be no physical contact with the athletes.…
The main idea in Lee Tunstall's article is how bullying impacts our society. Tunstall given information on bullying in school, cyberbullying and in the workplace. Lee Tunstall explains how important bullying is as a crime and how people are constantly affected by bullying.…
One in five LGBT people skip school because they fear of being bullied. LGBT kids tend to skip school more than straight kids. Why? Because LGBT kids are being severely bullied. They become so intimidated that when it’s time for class they skip. Avoiding the situation and presence of the bully. There are about 282,000 students that are reportedly attacked in high schools throughout the nation each month. Being bullied causes bad grades and even failure in class. Bad grades can do a lot of damage. Gay bullying statistics, teens reported that the number two reason they are bullied is because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender expression. Being bullied can impel to kids to become anti-social, not having any friends. Being a loner distant from everyone else. Forcing an image unto their mind that it’s not ok to be a LGBT kid. This makes them feel like nobody cares about them. Have you ever been invited to a party and knew no-one? Everyone having fun while you just sit and watch? Yeah, well that’s how LGBT kids feel all the time while being harassed and bullied.…
Bullying comes in many forms such physical, verbal, emotional and most common- cyber bullying. Reasons for bullying include race, looks, disabilities, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and many more. Although, school is considered a safe and fun place for children to learn and make friends this “safe place” is where most bullying occurs; school can be a dreadful and negative environment for homosexual children and teens. When it comes so school bullying, “about one fourth of all students from elementary age through high school are the victims of bullying and harassment while on school property … gay and lesbian teens are two to three times as more likely to commit teen suicide than other youths”. (“Gay Bullying Statistics”, n.d). Teens who are bullied in school for their sexual orientation fear attending school and often begin to skip school to avoid harsh treatment by which results in a higher drop pout rate for LGBTQ…
The authors of this article are respected members of the APA, with experience working with members of the GLBTIQ community. The papers specific focus was to assess the long-term health (psychological and physiological) impact of LGBT students being victimized during school years. The conclusions of the paper is that there are far reaching, long term effects from this victimization, and calls for major improvements in the education systems around the country to reduce all such victimization. These results can be paralleled with any sort of school victimization and the long term implications…