Did you know…
- Almost 25% of LGBTQ youth are thrown out of their homes when parents learn they are LGBTQ?
- Between 40 and 50% of homeless teens and up to 60% of children in foster care identify as LGBTQ?
- As many as 30% of dropouts attribute their quitting school to anti-LGBTQ harassment?
- LGBTQ youth are 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts.
Safe Schools South Florida recognizes that many of the issues faced by LGBTQ students are the result of ignorance on the part of parents and the public. As more information about LGBTQ students and their lives becomes available the more accepting parents and others can be.
To address this education process, Safe Schools South Florida has a speakers bureau which includes staff and volunteers from a number of different agencies and walks of life. We provide speakers on a range of topics of importance to LGBTQ youth and we work with a number of organizations dedicated to educating the public about LGBTQ issues, including PFLGA, SunServe and South Florida Family Pride.
