The report shows that only a third of educational centers address prevention
One in four young people in the group LGTBI, aged between 18 and 24, have been victims of hate crimes during their school years. In addition, in almost seven out of ten cases, 64%, the educational centre where they studied did not take any action. These data come from the State of LGBTI+ Education Report 2024, prepared by the LGTBI State Federation+ and presented this Wednesday.
The study is based on 800 online interviews conducted by the agency 40db to People over 18 years of age, resident in Spain and belonging to the group LGTBI +.
The report also shows that the most frequent act of hate is harassment (14,75%), followed by discrimination (13,75%), physical violence (7,4%) and cyberbullying (7,25%). As for educational levels, acts of hate are concentrated in the Compulsory Secondary Education stage, most of them in the third and fourth years of ESO (16,13%).
School dropout
During the presentation, the Federation's Secretary of Organization and responsible for the study, Ignacio Paredero, has pointed out that "LGBTI+ people suffer more early school leaving«In fact, the percentage in the group is 18,9%, almost six points higher than the general population, which stands at 13%.
As a possible influencing factor, the research reveals that less than 50% (47,90%) of educational centers currently address issues of sexual orientation in the classroom. In addition, only one in three educational centers (33,70%) addresses the prevention of LGBTIphobic hate.
The study also warns of the Lack of visibility of the group within the teaching body, according to 70% of those surveyed. A figure that remains at almost 60% among students of the Generation Z. Faced with this, the coordinator of the Federation's Education Group, David Armenteros, explained that «Diversity education is key to combating misinformation, stereotypes and myths«. Armenteros has argued that the fact that the centres act against violence is essential to ending hate speech, which, according to him, is becoming more and more prevalent among the young population.
In the same line, Ignacio Paredero, has pointed out that "Of all the variables analyzed, the correct action of the center against LGBTIphobic hate acts is the most decisive for these students to become visible earlier and more". Nevertheless, Waller He has indicated that Only 17,4% of the centres act correctly in this type of cases.
“Mute the myth” campaign
La LGTBI+ State Federation has taken advantage of the return to school and the thematic year Education in Diversity to present the campaign "Mute the Myth«This initiative is aimed at young people and aims to combat the hoaxes and myths caused by hate speech, which influence the discrimination that the group suffers on the streets and in schools.
En este sentido, Martha Alonso, member of the Young Group of Federation, explained that today's youth live "eexposed to a world of over-information that can generate ideas and biases based on prejudice, or even outright hate«The aim of the campaign is to dismantle the false myths that fuel hatred and discrimination inside and outside the classroom.
