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In general terms, the range of responses to homophobic and transphobic violence in educational settings appears to correlate to a country's: socio-cultural context (in terms of the society's beliefs and attitudes towards sexual and gender diversity, as well as to human rights and gender equality); and legal context (in terms of the rights of ...
Overall, education sector responses tend to focus on homophobia and violence linked to sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, and less on transphobia. Most responses focus in some way on diverse expressions of gender and support students to understand that gender may be expressed in a different way from binary models (of masculine ...
Research has found that attempted suicide rates and suicidal ideation among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth are significantly higher than among the general population. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the United States, one study has shown the passage of laws that are said to be discriminatory against LGBTQ people may have significant ...
Gender, Bullying, and Harassment: Strategies to End Sexism and Homophobia in Schools. US: Teacher's College Press. Cyberbullying and the LGBT Community. US: Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013 "You Have to Be Strong to Be Gay": Bullying and Educational Attainment in LGB New Zealanders. New Zealand: Journal of Gay ...
Femicide or feminicide is a term for the murdering of women, often because of their gender. Femicide can be perpetrated by either sex but is more often committed by men. This is most likely due to unequal power between men and women as well as harmful gender roles, stereotypes, or social norms.
Women are dying of femicide at a startling rate in many states around the country – with 51 killed last year in North Carolina alone. Andrea Cavallier reports on one community’s attempt to change
Black people tend to express more homophobic attitudes, but there is a link between education, religion, and homophobic attitudes. [58] Education has an impact on homophobic attitudes and views of sexuality within the black community. This follows a nationwide trend; more educated people are likely to be more accepting of non-heterosexual ...
In an election news cycle obsessed with identity, most media outlets overlooked the diversity of Latino voters, portraying them as a single racial group and overlooking Black Latinos in the process.