New research shows more than half of LGBTQ youth report having been bullied at school, with 58% of those who are bullied saying they don't bother to report to teachers because they often do nothing — even when they see it happening, Forbes has reported. This research was conducted by the International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organization along with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, with the results being published in a report titled "Don't Look Away: No Place for Exclusion of LGBTI Students." "Fifty-four percent of LGBTQI people have experienced bullying in school at least once based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or variations of sex characteristics, according to a survey of more than 17,000 children and young people aged 13 to 24," the IGLYO summarized, per the organization's website. "The survey also showed that 83% of students had at least sometimes heard negative comments towards LGBTQI students, and 67% had been the target of negative comments at least once." "Interventions by teachers and other school staff upon hearing negative remarks and bullying are vital to an inclusive education system," IGLYO noted, though Forbes summarized the report's findings with the observation that a third of those surveyed said they didn't bother reporting bullying "because school staff had not done anything about previous incidents. Teachers were present for more than half of incidents, but 80% of students said teachers never or rarely intervened." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?? (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi, ?: Getty)

New research shows more than half of LGBTQ youth report having been bullied at school, with 58% of those who are bullied saying they don't bother to report to teachers because they often do nothing — even when they see it happening, Forbes has reported. This research was conducted by the International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organization along with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, with the results being published in a report titled "Don't Look Away: No Place for Exclusion of LGBTI Students." "Fifty-four percent of LGBTQI people have experienced bullying in school at least once based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or variations of sex characteristics, according to a survey of more than 17,000 children and young people aged 13 to 24," the IGLYO summarized, per the organization's website. "The survey also showed that 83% of students had at least sometimes heard negative comments towards LGBTQI students, and 67% had been the target of negative comments at least once." "Interventions by teachers and other school staff upon hearing negative remarks and bullying are vital to an inclusive education system," IGLYO noted, though Forbes summarized the report's findings with the observation that a third of those surveyed said they didn't bother reporting bullying "because school staff had not done anything about previous incidents. Teachers were present for more than half of incidents, but 80% of students said teachers never or rarely intervened." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?? (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi, ?: Getty)