An SSO Media Publication Est.
2008 www.
sstar.
net.
au Issue 110 Thursday 18 November 2010
observer
Queer
youth at
risk in
schoolsANDIE NOONAN
Alarming new Australian research to be
launched on Friday shows verbal and
physical abuse against same-sex...
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An SSO Media Publication Est.
2008 www.
sstar.
net.
au Issue 110 Thursday 18 November 2010
observer
Queer
youth at
risk in
schoolsANDIE NOONAN
Alarming new Australian research to be
launched on Friday shows verbal and
physical abuse against same-sex attracted
(SSA)youthisontheincrease.
Writing Themselves In 3 — the third
national report of sexuality, health and
well-being of SSA and gender questioning
young people — shows a marked jump
in homophobic violence in Australian
schools,withstronglinkstohigherlevelsof
self-harmandsuicideinabusedyouth.
La Trobe university lead researcher
Dr Lynne Hillier said since the last report
in 2005, the most recent survey of 3134
youngpeopleshowedasignificantjumpin
homophobicabuseinschools.
“[Homophobic] violence isn’t going
downinschools.
.
.
reallythere’sevidenceof
youngpeoplereportingmorehomophobic
violence,”DrHilliertoldtheStar Observer.
“What we learned is .
.
.
young people
in schools they deemed homophobic
were more likely to have self-harm
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