10 trussler

Bullying, Mental Health&

Sex Wars ^ Gender

National School Survey

“hostile school climate widespread”

verbal harassment:

74% trans students

55% sexual minority students

26% non LGBTQ students

64% LGBTQ feel unsafe at school EGALE 2011

Bullying in Sex Now

Internet Sample n=7,908

Sample age

Mean = 43

<25 9.6%25-29 10.1%30-39 18.8%40-59 50.6%60+ 10.9%

1,523 <30

Bullying in Sex Now

anti gay verbal & physical violence (lifetime)

42.2% / 7,908 bullied

72% verbal only

38% physical & verbal

Age Factor

>25 25-29 30-39 40-59 60+0

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SuicidalBullied>25% Sad>25% LonelyCareer

Mental Health Effects

Bullied Not Bullied ORMH Care 65.4% 40.4% 2.673Suicidal 64.2% 34.2% 3.487Depression Care 40.6% 20.9% 2.586>25% Sad 43.2% 31.2% 1.674Career Impacted 39.6% 9.9% 5.323Unwanted Sex 34.5% 17.3% 2.518Substance Care 6.1% 3.2% 1.970

Career Impact

Bullied 73.1% 33.9% 5.323

Impacted No Impact ORNews Sensitive 83.4% 67.0% 2.477Suicidal 70.1% 40.0% 3.733MH Care 68.7% 46.8% 2.491>25% Sad 50.3% 32.5% 2.009Depression Care 46.2% 24.7% 2.621

In-Gender Comparison

Gay 6303 81%MSM 1490 19%

Single & Male Partnered VS Female Partnered

Disparities

Gay MSM ORBullied 49.8% 10.7% 8.279Suicidal 50.7% 30.1% 2.391MH Care 54.8% 37.7% 2.002Depression 31.9% 18.2% 2.082

Discussion

Observations

Bullying research commonly neglects sexual orientation

Yet, LGBT over represented among bullied

Intersecting oppressions: race, ethnicity, class, gender, new comers, disabilities…

Lit links

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, Vol. 19, No.3/4, 2007, pp. 9-29

Traversing the Margins: Intersectionalities in the Bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Youth

Andrea Daley, Steven Solomon, Peter Newman, Faye Mishma: School of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto

Qualitative findings

Bullying triggered by gender norm transgressions

i.e., figure skating v hockey

“stereotypically gay”

“soft, shy, smart” targets

Means “Insufficient commitment to masculinity”

Lit Links

Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 50, 2000, pp. 1385-1401

Constructions of masculinity and their influence on men’s well being: a theory of gender and health

Will H. Courtnay

Practice Implications

Sex Now 2011