3.1. LGB students were nearly three times as likely (42.8 percent) to have seriously considered attempting suicide compared to their heterosexual peers (14.8 percent). They were likewise significantly more likely to have made a suicide plan (38.2 percent vs. 11.9 percent) and to have actually attempted suicide in the past year (29.4 percent vs. 6.4 percent).
3.2. New Evidence Helps Explain High Rate Of LGB Youth Suicide Attempts
4. Agenda
4.1. Agenda Item 1
4.2. Agenda Item 2
5. Bullying
5.1. "According to the 2015 YRBS, LGB students were 140% (12% v. 5%) more likely to not go to school at least one day during the 30 days prior to the survey because of safety concerns, compared with heterosexual students."
5.2. LGBT Youth | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health | CDC
6. Sexual harrasment
6.1. "The Teens, Health, and Technology Survey, conducted in 2014, found that 81 percent of trans youth are sexually harassed in school, as well as 72 percent of lesbian students. Sixty-six percent of gay and bisexual teens report facing sexual harassment from their peers."
6.2. New Study: Rates of Anti-LGBTQ School Bullying at 'Unprecedented High'
