Study: LGBTQ+ students twice as likely to experience bullying
A new report from Just Like Us found LGBTQ+ school pupils are twice as likely to experience bullying.
Anti Bullying
Basingstoke man attacked in homophobic hate crime
A man in his 20s was attacked in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on April 17 near the town’s railway station.
Mermaids warns of transphobic cyber-bullying
Trans advocacy organisation, Mermaids, has warned of the high levels of cyber-bullying young trans people face, which often leave them afraid to come out.
#LGBTatSchool highlights need for anti-bullying campaigns
LGBTQ+ organisation, Stonewall, asked social media users to share their experiences of being queer at school to demonstrate the serverity of anti-LGBTQ+ bullying.
Update: LGBTQ+ organisations criticise government move to axe anti-bullying project
Multiple LGBTQ+ organisations in the UK have criticised the government’s decision to axe funding for The Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Challenge Fund.
Government pulls funding for anti-bullying project
The English government has axed an anti-bullying project designed at protecting LGBTQ+ school students, called The Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Challenge Fund.
Reflecting on Spirit Day 2020
Thursday 15 October saw thousands of social media users and numerous famous figures promote and demonstrate their support for Spirit Day 2020.