Using data from GLSEN's fifth National School Climate Survey, this report documents the school experiences of 295 transgender middle and high school students and finds that these students face extremely high levels of victimization, even more so than their non-transgender lesbian, gay and bisexual peers.
Title: Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation's Schools
Publication date 2009-03-17
Publication Year 2009
Authors
Elizabeth M. Diaz
, Emily A. Greytak
, Joseph G. Kosciw
Copyright holder(s)
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network)
Geographical Focus
North America / United States
Keywords
transgender
, gender expression
, gender
, gender identity
, school staff
Document type
Survey
, Text
Language
English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/harsh-realities-the-experiences-of-transgender-youth-in-our-nation-s-schools.html
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