LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ Resources: Bullying

LGBTQIA+ Issues

These pages provide information and resources on some of the issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community. Select from the topics, below:

Bullying

Bullying can have a devastating effect on young people, and research indicates that this effect has an even greater impact on LGBTQIA+ youth; impacting school attendance, substance abuse, depression and suicidal thoughts, and more.

Day of Silence
"The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools."
Bullying and LGBT Youth
"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youth and those perceived as LGBT are at an increased risk of being bullied."
Spirit Day
"Millions wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and to speak out against bullying."
GSA Network: Mission
"Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a national youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training."
It Gets Better Project
"The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better."