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How hard is it to be openly gay at school?

Updated: 12/13/2022
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FrankMcClement

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11y ago

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This depends on where you are, how old you are, your school's attitude, the level of support you have, among many other factors.

The UK Guardian newspaper recently did a survey of a few thousand gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender student, and found that 94% of these students had been bullied verbally or physically. A further 46% had been abused physically or sexually while 17% had received death threats.

These statistics do not make it sound easy to be openly gay at school. The reality is, the article is right. It is very hard being openly gay in most schools and you will often face a lot of discrimination and prejudice. In particular, single-sex schools are more homophobic than co-educational schools.

Having strong support from friends and teachers, and having guidance from counsellors and parents can make the journey easier for you.

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