What should we do with bullied GLBT teens?

What should we do with bullied GLBT teens?
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I don’t think we need queer schools just so that queer kids can be safe though schools like the Hetrick-Martin Institute have been incredible for teens that can’t be in ‘normal’ schools any longer. And I wholeheartedly agree with your last statement. As we were talking on a similar question some weeks ago, some administrators and teachers and staff are worse than students in their homophobia and transphobia.
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