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.cspLast 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.
