73% of LGBTQ youth bullied for reasons beyond their sexual identity

(UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity) 73% of SGM adolescents surveyed reported experiences of bias-based bullying for reasons beyond their sexual or gender identities, such as being bullied because of their body weight (57%), race/ethnicity (30%) and religion (27%). Each type of bullying was positively related to health risk, including depression, sleep problems, stress, and unhealthy weight control behaviors.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news