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[–][deleted] 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Yet schools remain a place where youth experience daily bullying and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender expression

From what I've seen schools are a place where youth experience bullying and harassment on the basis of acknowledging reality.

[–]NutterButterFlutterStill waving into the void 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

schools are a place where youth experience bullying and harassment

Can just stop right there. Kids are basically little sociopaths.

[–]turtleduck23 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

pretty much. they act like the only kids that are being bullied are lgbt/queer. if you're fat, you'll be buillied. poor? bullied. ugly? bullied. wear clothes someone find ugly? bullied. it's sad, but bully doesn't just stop at or only target one group and teenage girls are the worst in my experience in high school. constantly shoving lgbt acceptance lessons down kids throats wont help the problem, i feel it will just make it worse because the kids are going to get sick of them. i know this because we had similar lessons when i was in school years ago. it was anti gay bullying. most kids at school had no problem with gay students, but teachers would make us write essays and even poetry (yes really) about gay acceptance. it didn't blow over well, even i was annoyed and sick of it.