Definition According to StopBullying.gov, “bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power. The behavior repeats, or has the potential to repeat, over time.” This means that in order for these actions and behaviors to qualify as bullying, they must exhibit aggressive qualities and exhibit some sort of power imbalance, as well as repetition. A power imbalance basically means that the bully uses his powers on the bullied kid. They might have access to embarrassing information, they might be popular, or they might just be stronger than the kid they're bullying. These actions and behaviors must also be repetitive, meaning they must occur more than once or have the potential to occur more than once. When it comes to bullying, the three main types are verbal, social and physical. Verbal bullying happens when the bully approaches someone and says mean things or writes mean things about that kid. This includes teasing, insulting, mocking and threatening. Social bullying, also called relationship bullying, occurs when the bully hurts the other person's reputation and/or relationships. This includes the bully leaving that person out of a group or something on purpose, not allowing his or her friends to be friends with the person being bullied, spreading rumors about that person, or embarrassing that person in a public place. Physical bullying, what most people think of when they think of bullying, is when the bully hurts the other person's actual body and/or their property. This type of bullying includes the bully hitting, kicking, and pinching the other person, as well as spitting on, tripping, or pushing the bullied child... middle of paper... would be expected in the proposed study because as time goes by there will be a greater understanding of those who identify as LGBT and greater acceptance will come for the LGBT community. Finally, this article discusses that, whatever the option, it will take time for such programs and policies to be implemented and have a positive effect. Programs like the GSA can have an immediate effect on campus climate, but over time these programs will initiate other activities and gain momentum to change the school's climate toward LGBT issues. Conclusion It is already evident that LGBT people are becoming more and more accepted in today's society as more and more states are accepting same-sex marriages and giving equal rights to all, so as time goes by, thoughts and feelings towards LGBT people, especially in younger generations, will continue to improve.
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