SOCB22H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Heterosexism, Heterosexuality, It Gets Better Project
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70% of all participating students, lgbtq and non-lgbtq, reported hearing expressions such as that s so gay , everyday in school and almost half (48%) reported hearing remarks such as faggot, lezbo, and dyke every day in school. Verbal violence: almost 10% of lgbtq students reported having heard homophobic comments from teachers daily or weekly (17% of trans students; 10% of female sexual minority students; and 8% of male sexual minority students). Even more lgbtq students reported that they had heard teachers use negative gender-related or trans- phobic comments daily or weekly: 23% of trans students; 15% of male sexual minority students; and. Physical violence: more than one in five (21%) lgbtq students reported being physically harassed or assaulted due to their sexual orientation. Safety: almost two thirds (64%) of lgbtq students and 61% of students with lgbtq parents reported that they feel unsafe at school.
