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Three quarters of LGBTQ+ students feel unsafe at school, says new report
The survey was carried out by BeLong To.
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Nov 15th 2022, 8:24 AM
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97% of LGBTI+ youth are struggling with anxiety, stress or depression
Six in 10 people are struggling with suicide ideation and half are struggling with self-harm, according to a new survey.
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Jun 15th 2021, 12:29 PM
Half of LGBT+ students have heard homophobic or transphobic comments from staff members at school
73% of LGBT+ students surveyed said they feel unsafe at school.
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Nov 12th 2019, 6:45 AM
‘You’ve got everything now, you should be fine’: How youth workers are helping LGBTI+ people post-marriage referendum
Marriage equality and the Gender Recognition Act were two significant milestones in recent years, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
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Oct 20th 2018, 8:30 PM
Minister 'inspired' after meeting with young transgender and non-binary people
Doherty said she would review the position of non-binary and young trans people in the Gender Recognition Act.
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Oct 7th 2017, 5:19 PM
'There's a constant fear we will be attacked, intimidated or called slurs'
Seven in 10 young LGBT+ people believe schools in Ireland are not safe places.
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Aug 30th 2017, 10:38 PM
Huge rise in young people coming out as gay since marriage referendum
The figures are released in a new survey by LGBT youth organisation BeLonG To.
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May 22nd 2016, 2:29 PM
Quinn confirms anti-bullying forum to take place in May
The forum will be established alongside a working group on tackling homophobic, racist and cyber-bullying.
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Apr 8th 2012, 1:58 PM
UNESCO praises Irish anti-homophobic bullying campaign
International conference hears that BeLonG To group’s work will be written into the UN toolkit as an example of how to tackle homophobic bullying of young people.
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Dec 27th 2011, 8:45 AM
Column: I know how David Norris feels - I was smeared too
Accusations of ‘targeting children’ and ‘encouraging suicide’? Welcome to life as a gay figure in the media, writes BeLonG To founder Michael Barron.
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Jun 24th 2011, 9:42 AM