A study by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) shows that while anti-gay bullying is a problem at all grade levels, middle schoolers are hardest hit when it comes to harassment for being--or being perceived as--gay.
A Sept. 23 article in the New York Times Magazine delved into the issue at length, interviewing gay middle schoolers and their parents and citing the GLSEN study.
Part of the problem, the article said, was a perception that kids that young cannot possibly know whether they are gay or not, leading adults to look the other way when anti-gay slurs are tossed around. (Continue Reading-Source/Edge)
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