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Title: Gay students more likely to consider suicide: study
Post by: Shana A on April 04, 2008, 07:08:23 AM
Gay students more likely to consider suicide: study
Survey shows D.C. gay youth face bullying, harassment

http://www.washblade.com/2008/4-4/news/localnews/12337.cfm (http://www.washblade.com/2008/4-4/news/localnews/12337.cfm)

LOU CHIBBARO JR
Friday, April 04, 2008

D.C. high school students who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual are four times as likely to contemplate suicide than their heterosexual counterparts and regularly report being bullied and harassed by their classmates, according to a survey released last week by the District's public school system.

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They didn't bother to collect info on trans students!?  >:(

Z