Student Non-Discrimination Act needed to protect LGBT students from bullying

[The Philosopher]

from LGBTQ Nation

Casey, sixteen and gay, was being bullied by two students at his high school in Ohio. His youth pastor, a friend of mine, helped to secure a restraining order to protect him, but the principal downgraded the severity with a weaker solution. He let Casey come to the office five minutes before classes ended and stay until five minutes after they started — Casey would then be safe from bullying in the hall-passing time.

But one of Casey’s bullies was still in class with him.

Did this principal create a safe learning environment and protect Casey from abuse? Why did it even get this far? Why was there no policy in place to protect this child from bullying due to his sexual orientation or even his perceived sexual orientation?

No LGBT child in public schools in the United States is federally protected from bullying and harassment for their sexual orientation or gender identity. Shocked? This is true.

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“Is it needed?” you may ask. Only 13 states have laws protecting LGBT students from harassment at school; this is not a surprising statistic when you also realize that 15 states do not even include sexual orientation and gender identity on the “hate crimes” list; in 29 states you can still be fired for being gay; and in 34 states you can be fired for being trans.

Come on, it is really necessary to pass another law? Lots of kids are bullied in school; that is “just the way it is.” Research shows highly rejected LGBT youth were at a very high risk for health and mental problems when they become young adults. Highly rejected LGBT youth were:

• More than 8 times as likely to attempt suicide;
  
• Nearly 6 times as likely to report high levels of depression;
  
• More than 3 times as likely to use illegal drugs, and;
  
• More than 3 times as likely to be at high risk for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
  

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[msongs]

1. yet another attempt to suppress the rights of christians lol nt

[xchrom]

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