Safe Schools Research

The Principal's Perspective: School Safety, Bullying and Harassment Survey reveals that K-12 principals underestimate the harassment LGBT students experience in schools. Although principals report their schools engage in anti-bullying/harassment efforts, most do not specifically address school safety for LGBT students

Involved, Invisible, Ignored: The Experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Parents and their Children in our Nation's K-12 Schools The first comprehensive report on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families’ experiences in education finds schools’ lack of support and inclusion of LGBT Families.

Shared Differences Report: The Experience of LGBT Students of Color LGBT students of color face unique and diverse challenges regarding victimization at school, according to Shared Differences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students of Color in Our Nation's Schools, a report released today by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.

The report documents the experiences of over 2,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) middle and high school students of color who were African American or Black, Latino/a, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial, using 2007 data collected as part of GLSEN's biennial survey of LGBT students, the National School Climate Survey, along with results from in-depth individual and group interviews

The report also provides descriptions of the experiences of LGBT students of color in their own words.