NEGATIVE EFFECT OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT
STUDENTS IN SCHOOL
CHAPTER I
Problem and its Background
Bullying and harassment are significant problems in school and it’s not new for us.
People who are often face bullying and harassment are the members of LGBT community
because of their sexual identities or gender. Severe physical, emotional and social issues,
including depression and anxiety are what bullied students might face; sleeping pattern or shifted
eating; absentees or lower attendance, lower academic achievement, a greater likelihood of
dropping out of school, and drug or alcohol abuse are the possible effects of discrimination
against LGBT in school and it is according to Stopbullying.gov. 20% of LGBT students said that
they changed schools because they felt unsafe or uncomfortable, and more than one-third of
them missed at least one school day in the last month because they didn’t felt safe. Several years
had pass , LGBTQ students have experienced a more positive school climate, but they could now
be facing more hostile campus environments, according to a survey commissioned by the Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Netwrok (GLSEN).
Introduction
This research is for LGBT community. For those who are getting so much hate and
discrimination in this world. So much of your rights are being taken away, given back and
taken away again and nobody deserves that. These research was made for the people to realize
what might be the negative effect of discrimination against LGBT. This research to you will not
have a single ounce of hate in it. It has the opposite, it has all the love and support. In your
darkest days, there should be light, there should be love and even forgiveness. You may not
know it, but someone does love you. You might not see it right now in a world full of hate and
anger, but there is a rainbow at the end of the tunnel, no pun intended.
Questions:
1. How to educate LGBT students in learning if they experience school discrimination?
2. What will be the impact on LGBTs who have experienced discrimination?
3. What are the possbile solutions to end the said problem?
CHAPTER II RRL
“Like Walking Through a Hailstorm”
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT IN US SCHOOL
December 2015 in Utah. A parent of gender non-conforming son, -Polly R. (pseudonym),
described the hostile environment that LGBT children face in schools as:
“It’s like walking through a hailstorm”
Outside the home, schools are the primary vehicles for educating, socializing, and providing
services to young people in the United States. Schools can be difficult environments for students,
regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, but they are often especially
unwelcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. A lack of policies and
practices that affirm and support LGBT youth—and a failure to implement protections that do
exist—means that LGBT students nationwide continue to face bullying, exclusion, and
discrimination in school, putting them at physical and psychological risk and limiting their
education.
In 2001, Human Rights Watch published Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination
against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students in US Schools. The report
documented rampant bullying and discrimination against LGBT students in schools across the
country, and urged policymakers and school officials to take concrete steps to respect and protect
the rights of LGBT youth.
Over the last 15 years, lawmakers and school administrators have increasingly recognized that
LGBT youth are a vulnerable population in school settings, and many have implemented policies
designed to ensure all students feel safe and welcome at school.
Yet progress is uneven. In many states and school districts, LGBT students and teachers lack
protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. In others,
protections that do exist are inadequate or unenforced. As transgender and gender non-
conforming students have become more visible, too, many states and school districts have
ignored their needs and failed to ensure they enjoy the same academic and extracurricular
benefits as their non-transgender peers.
HARASSMENT, BULLYING, DISCRIMINATION OF LGBT STUDENTS:
LEGAL ISSUES FOR NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL
Students who are or who are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) often
experience harassment, bullying, and discrimination in school. Despite the mission of the
educational system to provide each and every child a safe and encouraging learning environment,
the issues facing LGBT students often remain unnoticed or are actively ignored. Sexual minority
youth often come out in high school, and researchers have found that the average age that
adolescents self-identify as gay or lesbian is 16 years (Herdt & Boxer, 1996). Additionally,
studies have found that 5 to 12% of students are not exclusively heterosexual (Hillier, Warr, &
Haste, 1996; Lindsay & Rosenthal, 1997; Remafedi, Resnick, Blum & Harris, 1992; Russell,
Seif, & Truong, 2001). Thus, LGBT youth, those presumed to be LGBT, and Youth who are
questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity represent a significant proportion of the
student population and must be protected.
This report addresses the challenges faced by LGBT youth in schools and the adverse
consequences of harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Also included is an overview of
current laws and policies protecting students as well as court decisions concerning harassment,
bullying, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression of
students. Furthermore, this report contains recommendations for schools to ensure their legal
responsibilities and to provide safe and supportive learning environments. This document was
produced by Safe Schools NC to serve as an informative resource for students, parents, teachers,
administrators, boards of education, policymakers, and Government officials.
“Just let us be”
DISCRIMATION AGAINST LGBT STUDENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Schools should be safe places for everyone. But in the Philippines, students who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) too often find that their schooling experience is marred by
bullying, discrimination, lack of access to LGBT-related information, and in some cases,
physical or sexual assault. These abuses can cause deep and lasting harm and curtail students’
right to education, protected under Philippine and international law.
In recent years, lawmakers and school administrators in the Philippines have recognized that
bullying of LGBT youth is a serious problem, and designed interventions to address it. In 2012,
the Department of Education (DepEd), which oversees primary and secondary schools, enacted a
Child Protection Policy designed to address bullying and discrimination in schools, including on
the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The following year, Congress passed the
Anti-Bullying Law of 2013, with implementing rules and regulations that enumerate sexual
orientation and gender identity as prohibited grounds for bullying and harassment. The adoption
of these policies sends a strong signal that bullying and discrimination are unacceptable and
should not be tolerated in educational institutions.
But these policies, while strong on paper, have not been adequately enforced. In the absence of
effective implementation and monitoring, many LGBT youth continue to experience bullying
and harassment in school. The adverse treatment they experience from peers and teachers is
compounded by discriminatory policies that stigmatize and disadvantage LGBT students and by
the lack of information and resources about LGBT issues available in schools.
This report is based on interviews and group discussions conducted in 10 cities on the major
Philippine islands of Luzon and the Visayas with 76 secondary school students or recent
graduates who identified as LGBT or questioning, 22 students or recent graduates who did not
identify as LGBT or questioning, and 46 parents, teachers, counsellors, administrators, service
providers, and experts on education. It examines three broad areas in which LGBT students
encounter problems—bullying and harassment, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
and gender identity, and a lack of information and resources—and recommends steps that
lawmakers, DepEd, and school administrators should take to uphold LGBT students’ right to a
safe and affirming educational environment.
CHAPTER III
LOCAL TREASURE QUESTIONAIRE
This questionnaire is used to help the researchers collect information in order to complete the
study of discrimination against LGBT. Please answer all the questions by providing the
appropriate information. The data will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
General Information
Name (optional):
Year and Section:
Address:
Age:
YES NO
1. Are you a member of LGBT?
2. Are a pro LGBT?
3. Are you not ashame to your identity?
4. Did you hear words that hurt for you?
5. Do you think you can defend yourself
whenever someone talks badly about you?
6. Did you ever think to kill yourself because
you feel discriminated?
7. Is it easy for you to be a LGBT?
