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LGBT Kids Are Victimized More In Higher Poverty Areas, But Called ‘Faggots’ … Less?s

“LGBT youth in higher poverty communities reported more victimization in school because of sexual orientation and gender expression than those in more affluent communities. Yet, they were less likely to hear homophobic remarks—both homophobic epithets and remarks using ‘gay’ in a derogatory manner.” —Just one of the conclusions found by GLSEN’s research of over 6,000 LGBT junior high students, as revealed in the August edition of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence

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No. 1 · mark snyder queertoday

I grew up in a poor rural community. While I was still called faggot words like “city boy,” physical violence, exclusion, were more common.

Posted: Aug 31, 2009 at 4:15 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 2 · sal(the original)

umm because they use slang ,”fag” is too proper ……and dont forget how bleek it is for gays in third world countries who are poor and isolated(no state crossing possible only expensive ,emotionally taxing exodus across a vast ocean )

Posted: Aug 31, 2009 at 9:05 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 3 · raz

Maybe because blacks and other minorities are just as homophobic as whites…

Posted: Aug 31, 2009 at 11:16 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 4 · ThinkRealHard · Member · 41 comments

Lower income communities are much more likely to be “religious.” – Gallup 2008

Posted: Sep 1, 2009 at 11:18 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 5 · Cheesus

umm, isn’t America on its way to being a big ole’ housing project in like 3 years?

Posted: Sep 1, 2009 at 11:21 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]

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