Gay bashing

Gay bashing and gay bullying is when someone attacks a person or group of people because they are gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender.^[1]

Studies show that bullying happens to people who are gay or lesbian more often than to others in general. As teenagers, gay young men are more likely to be bullied than lesbians. ^[2]

Hate crime

Gay bullying can become a type of hate crime or hate speech.

Related pages

References

↑ Lussenhop, Jessica. "Schools Ignore Gay Bullying at Their Own Peril," Archived 2013-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Village Voice, May 30 2012; retrieved 2013-2-19.
↑ "For Most Bullied Gay Kids, Things Do 'Get Better,' Study Finds" at nlm.nih.gov, February 4, 2013; retrieved 2013-2-20.

Other websites

"Tips to Help the Bullying Bystander" at education.com Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Lussenhop, Jessica. "Schools Ignore Gay Bullying at Their Own Peril," Archived 2013-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Village Voice, May 30 2012; retrieved 2013-2-19.

[2] "For Most Bullied Gay Kids, Things Do 'Get Better,' Study Finds" at nlm.nih.gov, February 4, 2013; retrieved 2013-2-20.

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v t e Bullying
Types	Bullying culture Cyberbullying Disability bullying Gay bashing Mobbing School bullying
Elements	Betrayal Bystanders Defamation Destabilisation Discrediting Innuendo Insult Intimidation Moving the goalposts Personal attacks Physical abuse Sarcasm Teasing
Organisations	Act Against Bullying BeatBullying Bullying UK Kidscape GRIN Campaign Jer's Vision
Actions	Anti-Bullying Day Anti-Bullying Week International STAND UP to Bullying Day Anti-bullying legislation International Day of Pink