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Students are having a #DayOfSilence to highlight bullying and harassment of LGBTQ youth in schools.

According to an @HRC survey:

- 74% of LGBTQ youth don’t feel safe in classrooms
- 70% have been bullied for their sexual orientation
- 73% don’t feel like they can be themselves
43% of LGBTQ students have been bullied on school property in the last year, says @HRC.

Only 19 states + DC have anti-bullying laws protecting LGBTQ students
Only 17 states have LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws
Only 15 of those laws extend to transgender students

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75% of transgender students in the U.S. feel unsafe at school, according to a @GLSEN survey.

▪️ 50% say they’ve been blocked from using their correct pronouns by school officials
▪️ 70% say they avoid using the bathroom at school because they feel unsafe

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