Nearly 9 in 10 gay students are harassed at school

[Shana A]

  LGBT FYI
Rosemary Winters

Nearly 9 in 10 gay students are harassed at school
Published on Sep 14, 2010 03:49PM

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/lgbt/50284548-61/students-lgbt-bullying-glsen.html.csp

Last year, 85 percent of gay and transgender students in middle and high school experienced harassment at school, according to a survey released Tuesday morning by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

GLSEN surveyed 7,621 LGBT students, including some in Utah.

Nearly a third of those surveyed reported they had skipped class at least once because they felt unsafe at school.