GEMS (Gender, Education, Music, And
Society)
Volume 6, Number 1, September 2013
Bullying of LGBT Youth And
School Climate For LGBT Educators
Dr. Tiffany
E. Wright
Dr. Nancy
Smith
© Tiffany E. Wright 2013
© Nancy Smith 2013
Copyright Notice: The policy of GEMS is that authors
will retain copyright to their materials.
Abstract: Lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students continue to report more often
than their heterosexual peers, through repeated studies (Kosciw, et al, 2010), a much higher incidence of
experiencing bullying and harassment in schools. These students also reported a
higher degree of isolation and few role models in schools. This paper discusses
and relates results from a 2011 study during which teachers who self-identified
as LGBT completed a survey to provide information on the workplace climate.
Results demonstrated that LGBT educators, on the whole, still operate under a
“don’t ask don’t tell” type of climate. Conclusions were drawn and
recommendations made for school leaders on how to create safe workplace
environments for LGBT educators and how that will likely result in a decrease
in bullying, especially of LGBT students.
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