Research Report

Experiences of LGBTQ+ Students and Families in Our K-12 Schools 2023

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LGBTQ+ Family Study Research Report 2023

WEBINAR

Register for our webinar on October 18th, 2023, where we will be discussing the report, its findings, and our recommendations with our partner organizations. 

In Partnership with:

COLAGE
Family Equity

In this report, GLSEN, COLAGE, and Family Equality aim to address a significant gap in our understanding of school climate by focusing on the experiences of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and/or hostile school climates for students who have LGBTQ+parent(s) or caregiver(s). These experiences are a crucial part of the larger tapestry of discrimination and bias that LGBTQ+ communities face at school and may contribute to a hostile learning environment, yet the phenomena is largely erased and ignored. Based on surveys we conducted with students and parents/caregivers in 2022, this study seeks to redress the erasure and undercounting of experiences of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and/or hostile school climates in school based on having an LGBTQ+parent or caregiver and to make visible the experience of LGBTQ+ families in our schools.