Archive for the 'LGBT Youth' Category
Cyberbullying and LGBT Youth
In a previous post, I explored the issue of homophobic slurs in online gaming environments. This month, new research delves more deeply into the issue of online homophobia, examining “cyberbullying” specifically. The study is believed to be the first of its kind to examine the relationship between cyberbullying and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) [...]
Read More..>>Health Behaviors and LGB Youth and Young Adults
About a year ago, the first major study linking the impact of family rejection on lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth health was released. Young people who identified as LGB and who reported high levels of family rejection had higher rates of attempted suicide, depression, drug use, and unprotected sex than their LGB peers who [...]
Read More..>>Using Homophobic Slurs to Bully and Harass in the Online Gaming Environment
Derogatory language about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, often used to bully and harass others regardless of their sexual orientation, can often be heard in face-to-face interactions, such as on the playground or in the classroom. Now, these expressions of anti-LGBT sentiment can be as easily found online: we see it on blogs, [...]
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