Study: “Gay, Lesbian Teens Bullied More Than Heterosexuals”

FoxNews: “Kids can surely be mean to each other. And for those who identify as gay or lesbian, life can be particularly tough. A new study shows these adolescents get bullied two to three times more than their heterosexual peers.”

Sexual Orientation and Bullying Among Adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study
Corrected Proof, 28 January 2010
Elise D. Berlan, Heather L. Corliss, Alison E. Field, Elizabeth Goodman, S. Bryn Austin
Journal of Adolescent Health
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.015

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