Human Rights Watch

Keywords: Education; Research; Trauma; Youth Experiences

In this report, Human Rights Watch documents attacks on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth who are subjected to abuse on a daily basis by their peers and in some cases by teachers and school administrators. These violations are compounded by the failure of federal, state, and local governments to enact laws providing students with express protection from discrimination and violence based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, effectively allowing school officials to ignore violations of these students rights. [Summary from resource.] 

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Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Students in U.S. Schools