Cyberbullying of LGBT teens
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Alex Blaze
March 11, 2010 5:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/03/cyberbullying_of_lgbt_teens.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2010/03/cyberbullying_of_lgbt_teens.php)
As with any technological development, everyone who's a jerk, who's a vindictive ex, or who's a homophobic bully simply has another tool at their disposal to harass others. It shouldn't be surprising that so many LGBT teens are saying that the bullying they face in the real world is just getting transferred to social media:
"In the online survey of 444 junior high, high school and college students between the ages of 11 and 22 -- including 350 self-identified non-heterosexual subjects -- 54 percent of the LGBT and allied youth reported being victims of cyberbullying in the 30 days prior to the survey.
Cyberbullying includes attacks such as electronic distribution of humiliating photos, dissemination of false or private information, or targeting victims in cruel online polls."