Research

The Puerto Rico School Climate Survey

The Puerto Rico School Climate Survey provides the first comprehensive data on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in Puerto Rico.

Gender Terminology

Gender Terminology

Separation and Stigma: Transgender Youth and School Facilities

This report outlines how excluding transgender students from the school facilities that match their gender is not only unnecessary, but profoundly harmful.

From Teasing to Torment: School Climate Revisited, A Survey of U.S. Seconda

This report examines bias and peer victimization in secondary schools, including an in-depth look at LGBTQ student issues. It also documents teachers' preparation and practices, and explores changes in school climate over the past decade.

Educational Exclusion: Drop Out, Push Out, & School-to-Prison Pipeline

This report examines the conditions that push LGBTQ youth out of school, including unsafe climates, unfair discipline policies, and discriminatory practices.

Conduct Your Own Local School Climate Survey

Interested in school climate in your area? GLSEN Research provides the tools you need to assess student experiences in your school or community. Check out our updated online survey tool to get started!

State-By-State Research - 2017 State Snapshots from the National School Climate Survey

Based on data from the 2017 National School Climate Survey, State Snapshots provide the facts on school climate for LGBTQ students in selected states.

Evaluation of GLSEN’s Safe Space Kit

This evaluation furthers the understanding of the use and effectiveness of GLSEN’s Safe Space Kit as a tool for improving the school experiences of LGBTQ youth.

From Statehouse to Schoolhouse: State and School District Anti-Bullying Policies

An examination of the anti-bullying policies of all 13,181 U.S. school districts, providing the prevalence of those policies and whether state laws and guidance are being implemented at the district level.

"Counting" Transgender/GNC Adults in Health Research

“Counting” Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Adults in Health Research Recommendations from the Gender Identity in US Surveillance Group (2015)

Outness and LGBTQ Youth Resilience

Reflecting Resiliency: Openness About Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity and Its Relationship to Well-Being and Educational Outcomes for LGBTQ Students (2015)

Shared Differences: Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color

In our nation’s schools, there are over 2,000 LGBTQ middle and high school students who are also students of color. This report documents their experiences, and gives them a voice.

Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Trans Youth in Schools

This report takes a look at the first national study on transgender middle and high school students, and the harsh realities they face in our schools.

Involved, Invisible, Ignored: LGBTQ Parents and Their Children

We need parents to be involved, but the sad truth is – they’re not. This report demonstrates the lack of support and inclusion our LGBTQ students are getting from their families, and why that needs to change.

Negative School Climate and Academic Outcomes

The effect of negative school climate on academic outcomes for LGBTQ youth and the role of in-school supports (2013)

Suicidal Ideation and Bullying among Trans & Non-Trans Youth

Book chapter: "The relation between suicidal ideation and bullying victimization in a national sample of transgender and non-transgender adolescents" in Youth Suicide and Bullying (2014)

GLSEN Research Learning Series

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Online Support as a Buffer Against Victimization

Online Social Support as a Buffer Against Online and Offline Peer and Sexual Victimization Among U.S. LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ Youth

Changes in School Climate for LGBTQ Youth Over Time

Book chapter: "Failing progress: Changes in school climate for LGBT youth over time" in Gender and Sexualities in Education: A Reader (2014)

Gender Identity, Bullying, and Substance Use

Gender Minority Social Stress in Adolescence: Disparities in Adolescent Bullying and Substance Use by Gender Identity (2014)