Stereotypes Against LGBTQ Teens

Unfortunately although our society is working towards becoming more accepting of the LGBT community there still are plenty reports of bullying and harassment of LGBT adolescents in the public school system. According to Roxane Gay's essay “nine out

Teen Spirit isn't just another movie about popularity and societal norms that we have in America. There is never a black and white moment in this fantastic movie. With so many deep subliminal meanings, you have to rewatch to truly understand. Throughout the story, the characters change dramatically, and we see different sides of everbodies personality.

Most LGBT youth become happy with who they are which gives them room to thrive during their adolescent years. Attending a school that has a safe and comfortable environment for every student is especially important. Positive environments can help all youth achieve good grades and maintain good mental and physical health. However, some youths are more likely than their straight peers to experience bad health and life outcomes. Experiences with violence, compared to other students, come easy to LGBT individuals that can cause increased risks for unfortunate circumstances.‘Violence’ includes behaviors such as teasing, harassment, and physical assault. It is important that students at risk have access to resources and support to deal with any questions or challenges they may have or face as they mature. Surveyed LGBT students reported 10% were threatened or injured, 34% were bullied, and 28% were bullied electronically.

The LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer/questioning) community has many individuals who are in primary, secondary and postsecondary institutions. Bullying that takes place at these locations often occur with people that identify or are perceived to be affiliated with the LGBTQ community. This issue is not only important to me, but it is extremely important to those professionals in the educational fields. Bullying has come to a head in the past few years and has really shown that it is a problem. Educational professionals should take this information and try to find ways in which we can help to decrease the amount of bullying in general, not only with LGBTQ individuals.

The article, “We must celebrate gender and sexual diversity in our schools”, published by The Conversation in 2016, written by Lucy Nicholas argues that the Safe School’s Coalition is out of touch with the science of sex and gender identity. Essentially, Nicholas claims that the Safe Schools Coalition needs to be updated and modernized to suit young LGBTI students. She explains that the only way to effectively tackle homophobic bullying is to go beyond tolerance and actually change the attitude of the wider school population.

A clear policy on homophobic bullying provides a framework for an effective response. This defines the problem, identifies

The common thought has been bullying is a normal reaction to school. Studies show that bullying is the result of underlying issues. Traditional bullying was a common thug trying to make a place for themselves, whereas now it has gone to new heights, it now includes physical trauma and even death. We find that bullying affects the bully as well as the victim. The victims tend to have more problems in school with attendance and achievements within the academic world. This is not just about the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, it involves all students that don’t fit societies idea of normal then the person gets bullied. The amount of attention given to this issue is a direct result of this escalation in events within the school system from grade schools to universities. The most pressing problem with getting the bullying policies changed is the conservative communities that school boards serve and convincing them that these policies need to be

Gay bulling is a tragic epidemic that often occurs on school campuses. Every 9 out of 10 gay students experience harassment at school. Due to these catastrophic situations, gay youths are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than any other youths. Though incidents of school bullying are very common, celebrities and nationally known figures have instituted an Internet campaign that attempts to encourage gay youths by reminding them that it does get better. They encourage gay youths that they are not alone by telling them that they futures after school hold something better. ABC’s “What would you do” segment featured teen actors bullying a gay classmate in a public area.

Many people have wondered what were the highs and lows of being a teen. It shouldn’t be a wonder since everybody was once a teen in their lifetime, but things have changed and I just so happen to know. Teens are constantly bashed and criticized about being lazy and "inconsiderate". Even though part of that is true, it doesn't relate to every teen. Let me explain.

In DesRoches and Sweet’s article, the question of effectiveness in LGBTQ anti-bullying programs are addressed. Although good intentions are behind the methodologies used to reduce discrimination of minority with these programs, our societies heteronormative standards may counteract the effects. Therefore, to create an effective program addressing LGBTQ, society must first reconstruct its foundational base. The base in this case, is societies heteronormative outlook on life. Heteronormativity believes that heterosexuality is the natural way of life, which leads to oppression and discrimination of other sexual orientations. This view on sexual orientation may create a negative environment, homophobia and heterosexism. Society must attempt to redefine its norms in order to accommodate its citizens. Additionally, the authors suggest that societies heteronormative standard may often lead to “cloaked bullying”, which may severely impact an individual’s identity (174). Specifically, in educational institutions, LGBTQ individuals may not have the same resources as everyone else, leaving them to cope with their problems privately. All in all, there are issues with LGBTQ programs which need to be reconstructed by eliminating our heteronormative outlook.

Society has created many stereotypes during the years, stating that marriage can only be accepted if it is between women and men, however, there is a community that was created to fight against these prejudices; this culture is called LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender). This culture was found during 1990’s here in the USA, to defend same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations.

Imagine if homosexuals were treated the same as everyone else, nobody gave them a second look, nobody silently whispering about them. Homosexuals have been treated differently since people have known about them, since they have come out and showed us the real them. Homosexuals, over years have been trying to be treated the same, like everyone else, they have walked through everyone's opinion, through the scientific thoughts about them, through the way they have been treated, through all these years. Throughout their history homosexuals have been fighting for rights,the rights to be married, everyone has thoughts about homosexuality whether it has to do with psychology, or genes, whether it is wrong or right according to their

These threats should not be taken lightly, “Nearly a fifth of students are physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation” (PflagNyc). Creating safe places and educating these people on what homosexuality is, and having them realize there is nothing wrong with it; before long we can help these children who are being harassed daily. Schools, friends, and family can all play a role in making the LGBT community feel safe and welcome. At school, having a safe environment where the kids feel safe and have policies against treating the kids differently by cause of their sexual preference. Unfortunately, harassment based on sexual preference, we do not have Federal laws protecting them.

homophobic bullying involving LGBTI young people occurs at school and has a profound impact on their well-being and education (National GLBT Health Alliance, 2008)).

Our culture emphasizes a mentality that encourages dominance and aggression. Extreme bullying, often using sexual slurs such as "gay, fag, slut and whore," is becoming a common experience for students of all ages, and in particular, for children aged 11-13.