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o Gay and lesbian teens are two to three times more likely to commit teen suicide compared to other youths.

o About 30% of all completed suicides have been related to sexual identity crisis.

o Students who are LGBT are five times as more likely to miss school because they feel unsafe after being bullied for their sexual orientation.o About 28% out of those groups feel forced to drop out of school

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TOP 2 REASONS FOR BULLYING

As reported by students in a 2005 survey:

1. Appearance

2. Sexual orientation

LGBT BULLYING

o 90% of LGBT students have been harassed or assaulted.

o LGBT students are three times as likely as non-LGBT students to say they do not feel safe at school. (22% versus 7%)

o About 1/3 of LGB students skipped a day of school in the past month because of feeling unsafe.

o LGBT youth in rural communities and those with lower adult education attainment face particularly hostile school climates.

o Teens that identify as LBG are bullied two to three times more than heterosexuals.

HOMELESS LGB YOUTH

o 20% to 40% of all homeless youth identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender.

o 62% of homeless LGB youth will attempt suicide at least once.oWhich is more than two times as likely as their straight peers.

o http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=232&name=DLFE-334.pdf

BRITISH STATISTICS

o 65% of young LGBT students experience homophobic bullying in Britain's schools.

o 97% of gay pupils here derogatory phrases.at

o Half of young lesbian and gay people feel that it is hard for people like them to be accepted at school.

o 98% of gay pupils here “that’s so gay” or “you’re so gay” at school.

o Over a third of young LGBT pupils do not like going to school.o Pupils who have experienced homophobic bullying are 44% more

likely to feel this (compared to those who have not been bullied)

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ADULTS AND THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATIONo 6.8% of American adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or

transgender.

o 83% of gay men and lesbians consider themselves to be “out” to others.

o 646,464 same-sex couple households lived in the U.S. in 2010.

COMPARING ADULTS AND THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION: CALIFORNIAo JOBS:

o 75% of people in same-sex couples are employed, compared to 65% of those different-sex married couples.

o 72% of gay men, lesbians and bisexuals are employed, compared to 68% of heterosexuals.

o EDUCATION:o 47% of people in same-sex couples have a college degree,

compared to 33% of those in different-sex married couples.o 46% of gay men, lesbians and bisexuals have a college degree,

compared to 32% of heterosexuals.

COMPARING ADULTS AND THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION: CALIFORNIA (CONTINUED)o HOUSEHOLDS:o 96% of same-sex couples live in urban areas, compared to 94% of

different-sex couples.o 81% of gay men, lesbians and bisexuals live in urban areas

compared to 69% of heterosexuals.o 646,464 same-sex couple households lived in the U.S. in 2010.o .6% of American households are same-sex households.o In 10 years (2000-2010) there has been an increase of 80% in

same-sex couple households.

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