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Perspective

May 24, 2011

A Permanent Break — From Bullying and Fear

A new study reveals that students victimized by anti-gay bullying suffer long-term health consequences. By Shannon Price Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights


By Shannon Price Minter.


As the weather gets warmer and spring winds to a close, many students are happily anticipating time off from homework and exams. For some students, however, summer provides a break from the terrors of harassment and violence at school. This is particularly true for many students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). For them, summer means a respite from going to school and living as a daily target of ridicule and abuse. ...

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