LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. It encompasses all of those who do not identify as heterosexual and those who don’t identify with the gender they were born with. As with all minority groups, they have been discriminated against since the beginning. Just like any other minority group, they are confronted by heavy amounts of hate and discrimination. Things like being verbally harassed, physically assaulted, and even murdered have been common problems they have had to endure. This more than often leads to things like homelessness and suicide. The places that this is most prevalent is either at their homes or school. All across the US there is an infamous reputation of families hating and disowning their children because they are LGBT. It then follows them to school where they have to face threats and harassment
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One group in particular that suffers from this is the LGBT minority. It has been reported that LGBT students are twice as likely to be bullied than the non-LGBT students (Kimmel 2010). In a survey done by the GLSEN, it was reported that of the 7,898 LGBT students surveyed, 74.1% were verbally harassed because of their sexual orientation and 55.2% were verbally harassed because of their gender identity (Kimmel 2010). This shows that a large group LGBT youth suffer each day for who they are.
School should be a safe place and this is not always the case and can further the fear of going to school. In the survey, GLSEN also reported that only 61.6% of the children who were bullied received help from their teachers (Kimmel 2010). When the child has both the teacher and their peers against them, it can do a lot damage. It was found that an astounding 53% attempted self harm (Scourfield, Roen, McDermott 330). Teachers should better help the students experiencing bullying by stopping it when it happens and also doing their best to counsel the student
One group in particular that suffers from this is the LGBT minority. It has been reported that LGBT students are twice as likely to be bullied than the non-LGBT students (Kimmel 2010). In a survey done by the GLSEN, it was reported that of the 7,898 LGBT students surveyed, 74.1% were verbally harassed because of their sexual orientation and 55.2% were verbally harassed because of their gender identity (Kimmel 2010). This shows that a large group LGBT youth suffer each day for who they are.
School should be a safe place and this is not always the case and can further the fear of going to school. In the survey, GLSEN also reported that only 61.6% of the children who were bullied received help from their teachers (Kimmel 2010). When the child has both the teacher and their peers against them, it can do a lot damage. It was found that an astounding 53% attempted self harm (Scourfield, Roen, McDermott 330). Teachers should better help the students experiencing bullying by stopping it when it happens and also doing their best to counsel the student