Verbal Victimization And Mental Health

LGBTQ adolescents, also called sexual minority youth, have a higher risk of developing mental and emotional problems than heterosexual youth, and also face more bullying, harassment, and victimization due to homophobia (Craig, Austin, & McInroy, 2014). In order to address their needs, the researchers used group therapy that was based on

In my paper I will be discussing homophobia in schools and how it affects students and even teachers. Homophobia in schools is the leading cause of suicide and depression among teenagers and young adults. I believe that this is a crucial situation and needs to be addressed both at home and in school. School officials must be permitted and comfortable with addressing issues of homosexuality and homophobia that students may have. This is crucial in not only enabling a LGBT teenager to get an education that is in a non-hostile environment, but also in enabling the student to become a strong confident adult.

The abuse was both verbal and physical which brought about attempting suicide for many times, drop out from school and, unfortunately, run away. This case was recorded by the federal appeal court and marked as the first case that was raised Equal Protection Clause to support an openly gay student in The USA since then. It was resulted on a mandate to assure people not involve in bullying and respect homosexuality within the society. Yet, it does not mean the challenge was over because there are no guarantee that bullying behavior will stop, people still get away with bullying attitude over time and context. Writer interestingly addressed the reason why queer bullying was prevalent through the history by investigating its possible origin, the gender norms, the dichotomy roles of the media, the distressing reality about it, and the heteronormative atmosphere that bounding it. The writer noted that along the history there was a belief that homosexuality deemed as a form of deviant and unnatural behavior over some cultures, context and time and even in some cases they were punished to death due to this conservative beliefs. Some typical perception of boys within the society by assuming heterosexual as the normal and right thing to get alone with particularly bringing about queer bullying. Boys' perception functions through as if a boy lack of masculinity in the society, they then would be judged as ‘queer or homo'. To some extent, this particular conformity became a foundation for queer bullying. Moreover, the media also played out two integral rules which are in one side continue to intensify negative attitude against queer people by made queer not only tolerated but it is also normalized and in the other hand, it reframed and disseminated positive paces made on behalf of the queer

Various interventions implemented within the school setting have shown to improve the social environment for the LGBTQ population. A report by the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University traced the effects of LGBTQ bullying in a school setting included unintentional statements like “that’s so gay,” or more direct verbal harassment, and physical violence in school hallways (Russell, Ryan, Toomey, Diaz, & Sanchez, 2011, p. 225). The data from the project’s survey of 245 LGBTQ adolescents links bullying to long-term health and developmental problems. It was discovered that LGBTQ targeted bullying related to gender expression or sexual orientation during school years led to increased adolescent depression, suicidal thoughts, social adjustment issues and risky sexual behavior (Russell, Ryan, Toomey, Diaz, & Sanchez, 2011, p. 225). LGBTQ adolescents that reported high levels of anti-LGBTQ victimization as teens were 5.6 times more likely to report suicide attempts than those victimized less frequently. Those who reported suicide attempts were more than double as likely to be diagnosed clinically depressed, and they were more than twice as likely to report having been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease by young adulthood. In the paragraphs to come we will examine how bullying impacts

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 Bullying Policy has been introduced around the world which, according to the 2014 observations , rates of bullying vary across studies from 9% to 98%. An observation of 80 studies analyzing bullying involvement rates for both bullying others and being bullied for 12-18 year old students reported an estimate rate of 35% for traditional bullying involvement and 15% for cyberbullying involvement (Modecki, Minchin, Harbaugh, Guerra, & Runions, 2014). This means the Bullying Prevention Policy affects million of students nationwide due to the programs created. More specifically, females face a higher indication of bullying victimization than males do. To explain, high percentages of each gender are faced with the aggressive acts of violence, making it extremely hard to perform well in the school environment. Furthermore, as many as 93 percent of students hear derogatory words about sexual orientation at least once every day at school or in their community (violencepreventionworks). Negative name calling and harassment about sexual orientation can be disrespectful to all students. For an example, 3 out of 4 students who are bullied/harassed with such remarks are not identified as lesbian, gay,

Bullying is progressively seen as a enormous problem in the United States and around the world and unfortunately for many, numerous research has started to prove that its consequences are real and can have long lasting impact for both victim and those who love them. Throughout or society Homosexuality is deemed unfavorable in religious and cultural circles of people in the United States. Thus providing those to be outcast and making them even more of targets for the hostility of others. Bullying it its own right has consequences that are far reaching especially for those in the LGBT community.

While trying to deal with all the challenges of being a teenager, LGBTQ teens also have to deal with harassment, threats and violence directed at them on a daily basis. LGBTQ youth are nearly twice as likely to be called names,

Intolerance impacts multiple sectors of society with far-reaching effects on the gay community. Due to the amount of intolerance in society these days, the gay community is facing persecution. Verbal abuse, physical violence and hate crimes are some effects of persecution against gay people. The verbal abuse is often a way to discriminate against people for their sexual orientation. Verbal abuse has a big impact on the victim’s life. The victim may feel unsure and isolated. Also, bullying and bashing are very common ways to persecute against a person who is gay. Gay bashing and bullying include negative attitudes that leads homophobic people to

Sexual bullying is the act of unwanted touching, obscene gestures, and circulation of obscene photos and conversations. It is usually based off someone’s sexuality and gender. “9 out of 10 [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] LGBT teens have been reported being bullied at school within the past year because of their sexual orientation” (“Gay Bullying Statistics”). Almost half of those students reported being physically

Many of us girls are belittled and reprimanded for confronting verbal abuse experiences, specifically those involving gender, appearance, and race. It has become the norm to accept these words as commonplace; we have learned to swallow them and ignore the stabbing and churning coming from our stomachs. Over time, these "minor insults" have hindered our ability to visualize our physical and mental differences as something to be flaunted and used to improve our mystique.

Many students may feel hesitant to speak out against anti-gay slurs out of fear of being persecuted themselves. In the U.K. a series of surveys commissioned by Stonewall reported that as many as 93 percent of young gay, lesbian and bisexual people who are ‘‘out’’ at school suffer verbal abuse (Thurlow, 2001). It is evident that it is not a coincidence the LGBTQ youth face the most harassment of any minority at school.

Within families, homophobia can appear in the forms of verbal abuse, physical threats, or physical attack. In a survey of GLBT teens in Rhode Island, 58 per cent of GLBT females reported experiencing these three types of victimization committed by their mothers, 34 per cent by their fathers, 24 per cent by their brothers, and 15 per cent by their sisters. In the same survey, GLBT males accounted 30 per cent victimization by their mothers, 23 per cent by their fathers, 43 per cent by brothers, and 15 per cent by their sisters. The most significant predictors identified as a risk factor of GLBT teen suicide is negative family interactions (Quinn, 2002).

Nationally 93% of youth hear homophobic slurs occasionally while 51% hear these slurs on a daily basis. Homophobic language and attitudes are used by these boys more than girls and they rate them more seriously. Understanding the homophobic bullying as a part of their gender socialization suggests that the current disclosure about bullying must be changed. By framing young men for their aggressive behaviour known as bullying elides a complicated way to the central part of the gender socialization process that supports and reproduces gender and sexual inequality.

Marginalization may also be the explanation for the high risk of self-harm in gay, bisexual, transsexual teenagers who are 2 to 3 times more likely to self-harm than heterosexual young people, this groups results in regular absenteeism at school due to homophobic harassment. 50% of those reported bullied at school had contemplated self-harm, 40% of those had self-harmed at least once. A survey in 2000 to 2002 interviewed 2,430 lesbian women, gay men and bisexual men and women in England and Wales and concluded that there is a greater link between discrimination and mental health issues. (Truth Hurts, Mental Health Foundation 2006).