1 in 6 Michigan LGBTQ students hear school staff make negative comments based on sexual orientation
1 in 3 hear school staff make negative comments based on gender expression
56% who were harassed or assaulted in school never reported it to school staff
Of those that reported, only 28% said that reporting resulted in effective intervention by staff.
The vast majority of LGBTQ students in Michigan regularly hear anti-LGBTQ remarks from other students.
92% heard “gay” used in a negative way
85% heard homophobic remarks
84% heard negative remarks about gender expression
73% heard negative remarks about transgender people
Information From Michigan YRBS
LGB students are 2x more likely to have felt sad or hopeless almost every day for 2 weeks or more in a row
LGB students are 6x more likely to have attempted suicide in the last 12 months
LGB students are 2.4x more likely to have been threatened or injured with a weapon at school
LGB students are 2.5x more likely to skip school because they feel unsafe
(Generally, trans & nonbinary youth have even worse outcomes. Ex., 1 in 3 transmasculine students have attempted suicide)
Simply having an LGBTQ+ Club in a school decreases these outcomes