It's bullying in schools, along with other forms of discrimination and lack of acceptance, that lead to:

- LGBT youth being twice as likely as heterosexual youth to abuse alcohol, and eight times more likely to use cocaine/crack (The American Association of Pediatrics).

- 48% of LGBT youth having seriously considered suicide, 29% of LGBT youth having seriously attempted suicide, and 30% of all completed adolescent suicides in the U.S. having been committed by LGBT youth (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

- 26% of gay youth having been forced to leave home because of conflicts with family members over sexual orientation (Rhode Island Task Force on GLBT Youth).