“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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LGBT Kids Are Victimized More In Higher Poverty Areas, But Called ‘Faggots’ … Less?s
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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.
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 )
raz
Maybe because blacks and other minorities are just as homophobic as whites…
ThinkRealHard
Lower income communities are much more likely to be “religious.” – Gallup 2008
Cheesus
umm, isn’t America on its way to being a big ole’ housing project in like 3 years?