Vast Majority of Trans Students in Scottland are self-harming

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Vast Majority of Trans Students in Scottland are self-harming

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So, here's something you might not hear about very often
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tra ... gs.KiZgDmk
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Is Scotland particularly bad in this respect? If so, I wonder why. Scotland isn't normally at the top of the list of countries I'd associate with being virulently anti-LGBT.
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Outwardly, Scotland's one of the most liberal parts of the world, the leader of the Scottish Conservative party is in a committed same-sex relationship. But you can't stop someone from being a bigot or a bully if they're determined enough to be one. :-(
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This isn't from "someone" being a bigot or bully by determination. This is bigotry enabled and encouraged by the institution. The teachers are part of it.
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The Romulan Republic wrote:Is Scotland particularly bad in this respect? If so, I wonder why. Scotland isn't normally at the top of the list of countries I'd associate with being virulently anti-LGBT.
No, trans people across the western world have higher rates of self harm and suicide than average.
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