Harassment of gay student

Harassment and discrimination against LGBTQI+ students is unlawful. All students, including LGBTQI+ students, are protected by federal laws, including Title IX (the federal civil rights statute that prohibits sex discrimination in education), and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Sign up for our free newsletter and start your day with in-depth reporting on the latest topics in education. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter.

During the pandemic, school remained a hostile place for LGBTQ students. Rates of bullying and harassment stayed consistent from previous years, but supports such as gay-straight alliances. LGBT students are bullied at dramatically higher rates than other students. School bullying generally, and the targeting of LGBT students in particular, has recently garnered national attention as a serious problem that needs to be solved. Just as society is increasingly recognizing the destructive effects of school bullying and accepting the LGBT community, federal courts and agencies are increasingly holding school districts accountable under Title IX when schools fail to protect LGBT students from gender-based bullying.

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in schools can take many forms, including bullying and using incorrect names or pronouns. This can impact their mental health and goes against school rules and laws meant to protect students from unfair treatment. One Colorado is proud to support this important event right here in Colorado where, sadly, anti-LGBT harassment is alive and well in schools. Just last week, we spoke with a young man who is a student at Regis Jesuit High School. His school denied him the opportunity to bring his boyfriend to prom and kept him from experiencing an important rite of passage.

Information about the legal rights of LGBTQ+ students who may be subject to harassment in schools, including the scope and limits of Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. Using data from the Access to Higher Education Survey, a nationally representative sample of adults ages 18 to 40, researchers from the Williams Institute in collaboration with the Point Foundation examine the experiences of LGBTQ people who have attended a four-year college or graduate school. As of fall , over 11 million undergraduate and 3 million graduate students were enrolled in four-year or graduate universities. These institutions provide an important stepping stone to higher earnings and greater economic stability; those with higher levels of education are consistently found to have higher rates of employment and higher median earnings.