Comments on: Gay youth reluctant to report cyberbullying http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/gay-youth-reluctant-to-report-cyberbullying/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Report Cyberbulling http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/gay-youth-reluctant-to-report-cyberbullying/comment-page-1/#comment-36801 Report Cyberbulling Sat, 14 May 2011 10:47:28 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9928#comment-36801 Its best to take matters into your own hands in times like these. The internet can be a valuable tool for people who want to fight back against bullies. Its best to take matters into your own hands in times like these. The internet can be a valuable tool for people who want to fight back against bullies.

]]> By: john turner http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/gay-youth-reluctant-to-report-cyberbullying/comment-page-1/#comment-35575 john turner Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:23:30 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9928#comment-35575 most teens feel like there is no other person like them at all and they think if they don't ware name brand cloths or hang out with the coolest people then they are a loser. some kids get lucky because there rich or their good a sport. well im a freshman on the football team and i have friends in stuff because i just started being my self, i used to be really depresst and worry about what cloths i wore and who i hung out with but that doesent really matter to me anymore just be your self. im not gay but i kinda know how they feel. most teens feel like there is no other person like them at all and they think if they don’t ware name brand cloths or hang out with the coolest people then they are a loser. some kids get lucky because there rich or their good a sport. well im a freshman on the football team and i have friends in stuff because i just started being my self, i used to be really depresst and worry about what cloths i wore and who i hung out with but that doesent really matter to me anymore just be your self. im not gay but i kinda know how they feel.

]]> By: maymay http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/gay-youth-reluctant-to-report-cyberbullying/comment-page-1/#comment-10059 maymay Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:26:53 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9928#comment-10059 <blockquote>Forty percent of the non-heterosexual respondents indicated that their parents wouldn’t believe them if they were being bullied online, while 55 percent reported that their parents couldn’t do anything to stop it. Fifty seven percent also indicated that they didn’t think a school official could do anything to stop it.</blockquote> You know, that's not at all a surprise, considering <a href="http://iowapridenetwork.blogspot.com/2010/02/house-republicans-seek-to-bully-gay.html" rel="nofollow">recent Republican Iowa State legislator's attempts to remove sexual orientation from anti-harassment protections in public schools</a>. I talked a bit about this legislation on <a href="http://KinkOnTap.com/?p=480" rel="nofollow">Kink On Tap 29</a>, and I think it's despicable that with such glaring evidence of human sadness, some people in positions of power are actively making these young people's lives more difficult rather than less.

Forty percent of the non-heterosexual respondents indicated that their parents wouldn’t believe them if they were being bullied online, while 55 percent reported that their parents couldn’t do anything to stop it. Fifty seven percent also indicated that they didn’t think a school official could do anything to stop it.

You know, that’s not at all a surprise, considering recent Republican Iowa State legislator’s attempts to remove sexual orientation from anti-harassment protections in public schools. I talked a bit about this legislation on Kink On Tap 29, and I think it’s despicable that with such glaring evidence of human sadness, some people in positions of power are actively making these young people’s lives more difficult rather than less.

]]> By: Ceci Miller http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/gay-youth-reluctant-to-report-cyberbullying/comment-page-1/#comment-9941 Ceci Miller Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:51:17 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9928#comment-9941 Thank you for making the point that, by becoming upstanders, peer bystanders can prevent teen suicides. Even when LGBT teens survive cyber-bullying, the cumulative effects of incremental social abuse can be devastating in adulthood. We'll be spreading the word about this article and The Trevor Project on FB, Twitter, and other social bookmarking sites. Thank you for making the point that, by becoming upstanders, peer bystanders can prevent teen suicides. Even when LGBT teens survive cyber-bullying, the cumulative effects of incremental social abuse can be devastating in adulthood. We’ll be spreading the word about this article and The Trevor Project on FB, Twitter, and other social bookmarking sites.

]]> By: Lisa D. Jenkins http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/gay-youth-reluctant-to-report-cyberbullying/comment-page-1/#comment-9938 Lisa D. Jenkins Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:52:14 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9928#comment-9938 Most teens do not feel comfortable speaking to their parents about bullying - fortunately for LGBT youth, if things become critical, they can reach out the The Trevor Project. They offer a 24hr suicide prevention hotline and a confidential online Q&A forum for those with questions surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity. http://www.thetrevorproject.org/home2.aspx Most teens do not feel comfortable speaking to their parents about bullying – fortunately for LGBT youth, if things become critical, they can reach out the The Trevor Project. They offer a 24hr suicide prevention hotline and a confidential online Q&A forum for those with questions surrounding sexual orientation
and gender identity.
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/home2.aspx

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