Whether it "gets better" for gay or bisexual youth who
experience bullying depends on how you look at it, according to
a study published in the journal Pediatrics. Lesbian, gay and
bisexual adolescents are victims of bullying twice as often as
their heterosexual peers. But research finds that the overall
incidence decreases after high school, particularly among girls.
However, the scars of emotional distress remain significantly
higher in LGB youth. "What we see is, slightly over half of LGB
teens are bullied when they're ages 13 to 14, and then when
they're ages 19 to 20, the rates of bullying are fewer than 10
percent," said study author Joseph Robinson from the Department
of Educational Psychology at University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. Robinson says these numbers support the message of
the "It Gets Better Project." The project features user-created
videos and was designed to remind lesbian, gay, bisexual or
transgender teenagers "the levels of happiness, potential and
positivity their lives will re