LGBTQ youth experience higher levels of bullying and sexual harassment than their heterosexual classmates or peers. This harassment can range anywhere from antigay language, verbal abuse, physical abuse to name calling (Black, Fedewa, & Gonzalez, 2012, p. 322). In the most recent GLSEN survey of more than 6,000 LGBTQ secondary school students, nearly 89% of students reported frequently hearing homophobic remarks in their schools, while 87% reported feeling distressed by the remarks (Kosciw, Greytak, Diaz, & Bartkiewicz, 2010). This survey also found that 85% of LGBTQ youth were verbally harassed, 40% reported being physically harassed, and 19% reported being physically assaulted at school because of their sexual orientation (Kosciw et al.,
