Almost half of LGBT+ youth have felt bullied in education, survey suggests

Young LGBT+ people are still facing bullying and discrimination in education because of their sexual orientation, a survey has suggested

The charity which commissioned the polling said the findings suggest that “despite undeniable progress in LGBTQ rights”, young people are still facing prejudice “in environments where they should feel secure and protected”. The polling, which comes during Pride Month, found that 47% of LGBT+ youth surveyed said they had been bullied and/or discriminated against at school or university because of their sexual orientation.Of those who did report their experiences, almost three-quarters said they felt staff responded badly, such as “turning a blind eye”.

Overall, most respondents who had been bullied said it had taken the form of verbal abuse , more than half cited harassment, almost a third said they had faced online abuse, a quarter endured threats of violence, more than one in seven said physical abuse, and one in seven said sexual abuse.More than a quarter of those surveyed said they had felt or currently feel unsafe in secondary school.

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