Almost Half of Irish Students Think LGBTQ+ Classmates Would Be Bullied if They Came Out

Almost half of Irish students think LGBTQ+ classmates would be bullied if they came out

Almost half of students in Ireland believe a gay, lesbian or bisexual classmate would be bullied if they came out at school.

New research reveals fears of bullying among Irish students

Belong To says 76% of students believe their school would be safe and supportive for LGBTQ+ classmates. The post Nearly half of Irish students think a classmate would be bullied for coming out, research finds appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Irish School Campaign Highlights Students’ Fears About Coming Out

Newly released findings suggest many students still expect LGBTQ+ classmates to face bullying, as Ireland’s annual inclusion campaign returns. Almost half of post-primary students surveyed in Ireland believe a classmate would be bullied if they came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to findings released by Belong To — LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland. The figure […]

Almost half of Irish students believe LGBTQ+ classmates would face bullying if they came out, new research finds

Stand Up Awareness Week, an anti-LGBTQ+ bullying awareness campaign, is kicking off in schools all over Ireland. With this, Belong To, the national LGBTQ+ youth organisation, has released research that shows almost half of students at post-primary school (48%) believe that a classmate would be bullied if they came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual. …