A recent survey conducted by the National AIDS Trust suggests that gay pupils across the UK are being subjected to homophobic bullying, often at the hands of their teachers or other pupils.
The survey questioned more than 1,000 gay or bisexual males aged between 14 and 19 and found that 55 per cent reported being a victim of bullying and discrimination due to their sexual orientation.
Of this figure, 99 per cent said they had been targeted by another pupil and 39 per cent by a teacher or another adult at their school (Boys Who Like Boys, 2015).
The research comes on the back of a range of other studies that have revealed how teachers and pupils suffer homophobic bullying.
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