Queensland mother says her gay teen son was bullied to death
11-27-2016, 04:55 AM
Ms Unsworth said her son was attacked with a fence paling less than a month ago by a fellow student.
The incident occurred outside the school grounds and the attack was so violent he required surgery and was too afraid to go back to school.
Ms Miller said the school had been aware of an incident [COLOR="red"]outside school hours that had been reported to police.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-25/mo...de/8059336
This is a country that introduced the Safe Schools Program; a school curriculum designed by LGBT youth groups like Minus18, and by teachers and educators, developed to tackle the plague of homophobic bullying that has swept high schools nationwide, unabated.
It's been instituted and funded at the highest level throughout schools in Victoria. And yet, despite this program being created by the highest calibre of educator, youth worker and policy-maker, it has been relentlessly attacked nationwide by conservative media outlets and right-wing groups such as the Australian Christian Lobby, for its alleged 'promotion' of 'gender theory' and other forms of sexuality and gender expression.
When a fist flies in the face of a gay teen and is reported on by the media – if it's reported to authorities at all – we feel it like a lightning bolt through our chins, as though it came from the very hands that maimed us in our own formative years.
In studies of bullying in schools, nine out of 10 LGBT students have reported being harassed on the basis of their sexuality and gender identity. They are up to 14 times more likely than their straight and cisgender counterparts to attempt suicide and inflict self-harm.
Many of these violent acts against gay and trans youth will go [COLOR="red"]unreported because educators don't see them. And even those who see them don't know how to handle it.
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We must stop stifling the voices of acceptance, by allowing conservative groups to attack programs like Safe Schools. We can't allow them to carry on with their billowing winds of hatred that have swept through our communities for generations, costing the lives of so many young people. Tyrone Unsworth was 13 years old. He was a bright spark glimmering with warmth and potential, and his family will mourn him. We were too late to save him. But it's not too late for the rest of our gay teens.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and...sxtim.html
Ms Unsworth said before that attack the family had not reported the bullying to Aspley State High School.
Queensland Police last night confirmed there was an ongoing investigation into the alleged assault.
Several admitted that they had heard or witnessed the bullying.
“I knew what he went through, I should’ve said or done something, just wish he knew that life gets better,” one fellow student said.
“The research study, Writing Themselves In found that 75 per cent of same sex attracted young people aged between 14 and 21 years of age had experienced some form of homophobic bullying or abuse because of their sexuality, or the perception of their sexuality. Eighty per cent said it was while they were at school.
“Research also highlights that young LGBTI people suffer higher rates of poor mental health and suicide due to bullying and discrimination.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queen...e923b0d406
The incident occurred outside the school grounds and the attack was so violent he required surgery and was too afraid to go back to school.
Ms Miller said the school had been aware of an incident [COLOR="red"]outside school hours that had been reported to police.
[/COLOR]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-25/mo...de/8059336
This is a country that introduced the Safe Schools Program; a school curriculum designed by LGBT youth groups like Minus18, and by teachers and educators, developed to tackle the plague of homophobic bullying that has swept high schools nationwide, unabated.
It's been instituted and funded at the highest level throughout schools in Victoria. And yet, despite this program being created by the highest calibre of educator, youth worker and policy-maker, it has been relentlessly attacked nationwide by conservative media outlets and right-wing groups such as the Australian Christian Lobby, for its alleged 'promotion' of 'gender theory' and other forms of sexuality and gender expression.
When a fist flies in the face of a gay teen and is reported on by the media – if it's reported to authorities at all – we feel it like a lightning bolt through our chins, as though it came from the very hands that maimed us in our own formative years.
In studies of bullying in schools, nine out of 10 LGBT students have reported being harassed on the basis of their sexuality and gender identity. They are up to 14 times more likely than their straight and cisgender counterparts to attempt suicide and inflict self-harm.
Many of these violent acts against gay and trans youth will go [COLOR="red"]unreported because educators don't see them. And even those who see them don't know how to handle it.
[/COLOR]
We must stop stifling the voices of acceptance, by allowing conservative groups to attack programs like Safe Schools. We can't allow them to carry on with their billowing winds of hatred that have swept through our communities for generations, costing the lives of so many young people. Tyrone Unsworth was 13 years old. He was a bright spark glimmering with warmth and potential, and his family will mourn him. We were too late to save him. But it's not too late for the rest of our gay teens.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and...sxtim.html
Ms Unsworth said before that attack the family had not reported the bullying to Aspley State High School.
Queensland Police last night confirmed there was an ongoing investigation into the alleged assault.
Several admitted that they had heard or witnessed the bullying.
“I knew what he went through, I should’ve said or done something, just wish he knew that life gets better,” one fellow student said.
“The research study, Writing Themselves In found that 75 per cent of same sex attracted young people aged between 14 and 21 years of age had experienced some form of homophobic bullying or abuse because of their sexuality, or the perception of their sexuality. Eighty per cent said it was while they were at school.
“Research also highlights that young LGBTI people suffer higher rates of poor mental health and suicide due to bullying and discrimination.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queen...e923b0d406
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