LGBT+ identifying students are much more likely than their counterparts to contemplate suicide.
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Almost 65% of students who identify as LGBT+ have contemplated suicide. That’s according to new research from charity Just Like Us.
The research also showed they are almost twice as likely to have experienced depression compared to peers who identify as straight.
The charity surveyed almost 3,000 UK students aged 11 to 18, including 151 across 35 London schools.
Data also revealed that 42% of LGBT+ school pupils have been bullied in the past year, double the number of non-LGBT+ pupils (21%).
Furthermore, LGBT+ school pupils are twice as likely to have been bullied and 9-in-10 have heard negative language about being LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans) in the past year.
1 in 5 (18%) LGBT+ pupils didn’t tell anyone they’d been bullied and just 21% told a teacher at school.
Only 33% of LGBT+ pupils say there is a clear process for reporting anti-LGBT+ bullying in their school.
Where the data comes from
Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people’s charity. It has been working with primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges across the UK for five years. It aims to improve the lives of young people across the UK.
The charity has a free annual initiative School Diversity Week which is happening this week.
Many schools in London are taking part. This includes Charlton Park Academy in Greenwich, Morpeth School in Tower Hamlets, UCS in Hampstead, Greig City Academy in Hornsey, and Harris Academy in Tottenham.
The week includes students watching online classes about LGBT+ history by the Museum of London. There is also a panel on faith organised, which featured a lesbian Rabbi, a gay Imam, and a trans Priest.
This weekend London will see the third annual London Trans Pride. The event begins at 2pm in Hyde Park, after being cancelled last year due to coronavirus restrictions.
If you’ve been affected by this story you can receive support on the Samaritans website.
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Almost 65% of students who identify as LGBT+ have contemplated suicide. That’s according to new research from charity Just Like Us.
The research also showed they are almost twice as likely to have experienced depression compared to peers who identify as straight.
The charity surveyed almost 3,000 UK students aged 11 to 18, including 151 across 35 London schools.
Data also revealed that 42% of LGBT+ school pupils have been bullied in the past year, double the number of non-LGBT+ pupils (21%).
Furthermore, LGBT+ school pupils are twice as likely to have been bullied and 9-in-10 have heard negative language about being LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans) in the past year.
1 in 5 (18%) LGBT+ pupils didn’t tell anyone they’d been bullied and just 21% told a teacher at school.
Only 33% of LGBT+ pupils say there is a clear process for reporting anti-LGBT+ bullying in their school.
Where the data comes from
Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people’s charity. It has been working with primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges across the UK for five years. It aims to improve the lives of young people across the UK.
The charity has a free annual initiative School Diversity Week which is happening this week.
Many schools in London are taking part. This includes Charlton Park Academy in Greenwich, Morpeth School in Tower Hamlets, UCS in Hampstead, Greig City Academy in Hornsey, and Harris Academy in Tottenham.
The week includes students watching online classes about LGBT+ history by the Museum of London. There is also a panel on faith organised, which featured a lesbian Rabbi, a gay Imam, and a trans Priest.
This weekend London will see the third annual London Trans Pride. The event begins at 2pm in Hyde Park, after being cancelled last year due to coronavirus restrictions.
If you’ve been affected by this story you can receive support on the Samaritans website.
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