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Trouble For LGBT Teens of Color
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Viktor Kerney
 
By Viktor Kerney
Published on 01/25/2009
 
By Victor Kerney

The news is not good for LGBT teens. A study: Shared Differences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students of Color in Our Nation’s Schools found that LGBT kids of color are experiencing overt prejudice and considerable negative peer pressure.



 
More than four out of five students within each racial/ethnic group, reported verbal harassment in school because of sexual orientation; about two-thirds reported harassment because of gender expression.
 
At least a third of each group reported physical violence in school because of sexual orientation.

 

More than half of African American, Latino, Asian and multiracial students  reported verbal harassment in school based on their race or ethnicity.  Native American students were less likely than other students to report experiencing racially motivated verbal harassment.
The study found that about a quarter of African American/Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students have missed class or days of school in the prior month because they felt unsafe. Latino, Native American, and multiracial students were even more likely to be absent for safety reasons – about a third or more skipped class at least once or missed at least one day of school in the prior month for safety reasons.
Native American students experienced particularly high levels of victimization because of their religion, with more than half reporting the highest levels of verbal harassment, and a quarter experienced physical violence.
It's scary to see our youth going through the same mess we went through . The harrasment, violence and abuse needs to stop. Change must come for next generation's sake.
 
Trouble For LGBT Teens of Color
By Victor Kerney

The news is not good for LGBT teens. A study: Shared Differences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students of Color in Our Nation’s Schools found that LGBT kids of color are experiencing overt prejudice and considerable negative peer pressure.



 
More than four out of five students within each racial/ethnic group, reported verbal harassment in school because of sexual orientation; about two-thirds reported harassment because of gender expression.
 
At least a third of each group reported physical violence in school because of sexual orientation.

 

More than half of African American, Latino, Asian and multiracial students  reported verbal harassment in school based on their race or ethnicity.  Native American students were less likely than other students to report experiencing racially motivated verbal harassment.
The study found that about a quarter of African American/Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students have missed class or days of school in the prior month because they felt unsafe. Latino, Native American, and multiracial students were even more likely to be absent for safety reasons – about a third or more skipped class at least once or missed at least one day of school in the prior month for safety reasons.
Native American students experienced particularly high levels of victimization because of their religion, with more than half reporting the highest levels of verbal harassment, and a quarter experienced physical violence.
It's scary to see our youth going through the same mess we went through . The harrasment, violence and abuse needs to stop. Change must come for next generation's sake.