<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>LGBT Bullying Facts and Information</title><description>Information pertaining to sexual bullying and harassment, including helpful fact sheets, and tips on reporting and stopping bully behavior and harassment</description><link>https://www.sexualdiversity.org/discrimination/bullying/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.sexualdiversity.org/discrimination/bullying/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:49:57 EDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Greater Adolescent Empathy Helps Prevent Bias-Based Cyberbullying</title><category>Sexual Bullying</category><description>Florida Atlantic University 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Women: Federal Data Reveal Surprising Prevalence assesses role of women as perpetrators of sexual abuse and provides estimates on prevalence of female sexual perpetration</description><link>https://www.sexualdiversity.org/discrimination/bullying/649.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sexualdiversity.org/discrimination/bullying/649.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2016 10:36:08 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.sexualdiversity.org/">SexualDiversity.org</source></item><item><title>For Some Bullied LGBT Youth It Does Not Get Better</title><category>Sexual Bullying</category><description>Discrimination, harassment and assault of LGBT youths is still very much a problem for about a third of adolescents</description><link>https://www.sexualdiversity.org/discrimination/bullying/625.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sexualdiversity.org/discrimination/bullying/625.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:01:12 EDT</pubDate><source 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