Lgbt Youth Discrimination Is A Form Of Aggressive Behavior

Sara Varghese Rewriting America Professor Madore 17 February 2016 LGBT Youth Discrimination â€Å"Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort (American).† Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, along with many other sexual minority young people, usually experience more bullying, violence, harassment, and degradation at school, than their heterosexual peers. Much of the information I have found was shocking due to the fact that I was not previously aware of the extent to which the struggles LGBT Youth face, regularly. Chosen by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the Harris Interactive Survey â€Å"of more than 3,400 gay and straight students and 1,000 educators, 65 percent reported verbal abuse or physical assaults rooted in homophobia and prejudice (Robinson 1).† When you think about this statistic, it’s unbelievable to imagine how many people actually struggle in their daily lives at the account of others and their ignorance. Many people, teens and adults both, understand what it is like to be judged, teased, and bullied on a daily basis. One of my peers is gay and faced much discrimination in high school for his preferences. It was unfair that he was being discriminated and bullied against, especially since it came from someone who had a family member part of the LGBT community. 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