For this project I decided to do
something that involves more the community of the internet, more specifically cyber bullying resolving the LGTB community. I spend many of my time on the
internet and as part of the LGBT community I had witness many cyber bullying occurring
to my friends many times. It still hurts to know they are experiencing this while I am bisexual, but had not been bully because of my sexuality despite being open about it. My friends only received hateful words anonymously rather than any other serious matters. LGBT affects my community because it heavily hurts their self-esteem
and may cause harm to the victims either doing poorly in school or committing suicide.
According to Gay, Lesbian, and
Straight Education Network (GLSEN), they have stated that 42 percent of the
LGBT youth have experience cyber bullying, and 58 percent had negative words
spoken to and about them online. That is a pretty high percentage regarding to cyber bullying and specifically the latter because when harmful words are spoken
to or about them it misleading information to spread. And many who reads these
harmful words, and do not know anything about the person may just believe on
such fact. Which then would lead the future bullies to actually turn a blind
eye for the victim in need or participate in the bullying.
A research by Sameer Hinduja and
Justin Patchin they had created their own survey and discovered “…over 72% of LGBT
students reported being the target of a bully
at some point in their lifetime
compared to 63% of heterosexual students.” As they had also received the
results of LGBT student reporting their experience came out to be almost twice
as many experience of cyber bullying compare heterosexual students, leading to a
36.1% vs. 20.1%.
I created my own research with the
help of using social media such as twitter and tumblr. I had first ask regarding
if many are aware that cyber bullying occur within the LGBT youth community outside
of the internet First this is the results I’ve receive from people outside of
the internet, 33% of yes and 67% of no, out of the 14 participant I’ve collect,
which is a shocking discovery to me. My discovery of asking people within the internet
lead to be 86% of yes and 14% of no, out of the 64 voluntary participants. Then
the next question I’ve asked through the community of the internet if they are
being cyber bullied. About 55% of yes and they are part of
the LGBT, 20% of yes and non-LGBT, 10% of no and LGBT 15% of no and non-LGBT,
out of the 55 voluntary participants that said yes to the previous question.
Sadly, the participants do not want
have their pictures released on the internet. Mostly the people I’ve collected
through the internet due to the fact they fear about their friends, family, or
anyone else discovering their sexuality. I had the feeling the vast majority
would not participate in wanting their picture displayed, however, I would
still like to know how many people are being affected by cyber bullying.
Marra,
A. Out
Online: The Experiences of LGBT Youth on the Internet. Retrieved from
http://www.glsen.org/press/study-finds-lgbt-youth-face-greater-harassment-online
Hinduja, S. Ph.D., Patchin
W., J. Ph.D. Cyberbullying Research
Summary. Retrieved from
http://www.cyberbullying.org/cyberbullying_sexual_orientation_fact_sheet.pdf
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