2/23/2024 0 Comments Free spirit by texas ranger![]() And according to the US Government’s numbers, LGBTQ+ high schoolers are bullied at about twice the rate of their peers. In fact, according to a 2018 report, LGBTQ+ teens were three times as likely as their heterosexual peers to make an attempt on their own lives. Why is such a day necessary? In 2020, it was reported that nearly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ teens contemplated suicide in the previous year and 15 percent had made an attempt. To be clear, this day is specifically about LGBTQ+ youth. ![]() ![]() ![]() Spirit Day happens on the third Thursday of October, a single and specific day as part of a broader National Bullying Prevention Month.
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