1. LGBTQ Student Safety Data
Analysis of SFUSD Health Survey Data

2. SFUSD Student Demographics

3. SFUSD MS Student Demographics
About students identified themselves as Transgender in the MS School Climate Survey (n=7,850).

4. SFUSD HS Student Demographics
Over students identified themselves as Transgender in the HS School Climate Survey (n=12,943).
The same numbers are in MS.

5. SFUSD MS Student Demographics
Nearly1,000 students identified themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Questioning in the 2007 MS SCS. Most MS students who fall into this category identify themselves as questioning.
At the MS level, most students in the LGBQ category are Q.

6. SFUSD HS Student Demographics
Over 1,700 students identified themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Questioning in the 2007 HS YRBS.

7. SFUSD HS Student Demographics
About 10% of male students self-identify at Gay, Bisexual, or Questioning.
About 13% of female students identify themselves as Lesbian, Bisexual, or Questioning.
H = Heterosexual (Straight)

8. SFUSD HS Student Demographics
All races / ethnicities include students who self-identify as LGBQ.
This slide shows the percentage of LGBQ students within each race / ethnicity (as categorized by the YRBS).
So, for example, 5% of African-American students report LGBQ, not 5% of LGBQ are AA.

9. SFUSD HS Student Demographics
All races / ethnicities include students who self-identify as transgender.
This slide shows the percentage of T students within each race / ethnicity (as categorized by the YRBS).

10. School Environment Indicators
Data Sources: 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey and School Climate Survey

11. High School Safety Indicators
82% have heard at least once in the past year.

12. High School Safety Indicators
Half of students (49%) have never heard a teacher/staff member stop others at least once in the past year.

13. High School: Hearing others making derogatory remarks…
Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Students
Heterosexual Students
H students report hearing harassing statements based on sexual orientation as often as GLB students, perhaps because it’s so pervasive.
These results are not significantly different (p<.05).

14. Hearing teachers or staff stop others from making derogatory remarks…
Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Students
Heterosexual Students
H students report hearing teachers or staff stop as often of GLBQ students do.
These results are not significantly different (p<.05).
But it’s not just about hearing remarks…

15. SFUSD LGBQ Student Health
Analysis of Risk Behavior
Data Sources: 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

16. School Safety Indicators
Students who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are 2.3 times more likely to report being threatened at school compared to heterosexual students.

17. Mental Health Indicators
Students who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are 3.3 times more likely to report an actual suicide attempt compared to their heterosexual counterparts.
Question: During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt
suicide?