LGBTQ health disparities zine 2016 1 | Page 6

Generally, ​bullying ​ decreases over time as kids get older and move on from their adolescent years, however, studies have shown that bullying does not decrease at the same rate for LGBT people. Furthermore, a ​ nti-LGBT stigma​ is so pervasive that even heterosexual adolescents report being bullied for their perceived sexuality (Russell and Fish). If we have come so far, ​then why are LGBT youth still so susceptible to bullying?