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Title: Middle School LGBT Students Face Extreme Levels of Harassment, Higher than Their
Post by: Natasha on September 24, 2009, 05:13:49 PM
Middle School LGBT Students Face Extreme Levels of Harassment, Higher than Their High School Peers, Research Brief Finds

http://www.prweb.com/releases/Middle_School/LGBT_Students/prweb2941624.htm (http://www.prweb.com/releases/Middle_School/LGBT_Students/prweb2941624.htm)
9/24/09

New York (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 24, 2009 -- Middle school LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students are significantly more likely to face hostile school climates than high school LGBT students, yet have less access to school resources and support, according to a new research brief from GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, released as the New York Times Magazine publishes a cover story on students coming out in middle school.