Editing Gay bashing (section)

== Bullying ==
{{main|LGBTQ bullying}}
Bullying of LGBTQ people, particularly LGBTQ youth, involves intentional actions toward the victim, repeated negative actions by one or more people against another person, and an imbalance of physical or psychological power.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=US Dept of Education |title=Bullying Myths and Facts |access-date=October 2, 2010 |url=http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/training/bullying/bullying_pg3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325204905/http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/training/bullying/bullying_pg3.html |archive-date=March 25, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

LGBTQ youth are more likely to report bullying than non-LGBTQ youth.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Berlan, ED |author2=Corliss, HL |author3=Field, AE |title= Sexual Orientation and Bullying Among Adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study |journal= Journal of Adolescent Health |date=April 2010 |volume=46 |pages=366–71 | doi = 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.015 |pmid=20307826 |pmc=2844864 |issue=4|display-authors=etal}}</ref> In one study, boys who were bullied with taunts of being gay suffered more bullying and more negative effects compared with boys who were bullied with other categories of taunting.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Swearer, SM |author2=Turner, RT |author3=Givens, JE |title="You're so gay!": Do different forms of bullying matter for adolescent males? |journal= School Psychology Review |year=2008 |volume=37|issue=2 |pages=160–173 |doi=10.1080/02796015.2008.12087891 |s2cid=6456413 |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1152&context=edpsychpapers }}</ref> Some researchers suggest including youth questioning their sexuality in any research on LGBTQ bullying because they may be as susceptible to its effects as LGBTQ students.<ref name="Swearer">{{cite journal |last1=Swearer |first1=S. M. |last2=Turner |first2=R. K. |last3=Givens |first3=J. E. |last4=Pollack |first4=W. S. |year=2008 |title=You're So Gay!": Do Different Forms of Bullying Matter for Adolescent Males?. |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1152&context=edpsychpapers |journal=School Psychology Review |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=160–173 |doi=10.1080/02796015.2008.12087891 |s2cid=6456413}}</ref><ref name="R&J">{{cite journal | last1 = Russell | first1 = S. T. | last2 = Joyner | first2 = K. | year = 2001 | title = Adolescent Sexual Orientation and Suicide Risk: Evidence From a National Study | journal = American Journal of Public Health | volume = 91 | issue = 8| pages = 1276–1281 | doi=10.2105/ajph.91.8.1276 | pmid=11499118 | pmc=1446760}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Williams | first1 = T. | last2 = Connolly | first2 = J. | last3 = Pepler | first3 = D. | last4 = Craig | first4 = W. | year = 2005 | title = Peer Victimization, Social Support, and Psychosocial Adjustment of Sexual Minority Adolescents | url = http://bullylab.com/Portals/0/Peer%20Victimization%2C%20Social%20Support%2C%20and%20Psychosocial%20adjustment%20of%20sexual%20minority%20adolescents.pdf | journal = Journal of Youth and Adolescence | volume = 34 | issue = 5 | pages = 471–482 | doi = 10.1007/s10964-005-7264-x | citeseerx = 10.1.1.459.218 | s2cid = 56253666 | access-date = November 1, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170808104155/http://www.bullylab.com/Portals/0/Peer%20Victimization,%20Social%20Support,%20and%20Psychosocial%20adjustment%20of%20sexual%20minority%20adolescents.pdf | archive-date = August 8, 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>