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Can LBGTQ identified people be sexually harassed?

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Can LBGTQ identified people be sexually harassed?

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• Why don’t people report sexual harassment? • What are the benefits of reporting sexual harassment? 9 A. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is any unwanted sexual attention. In California, it is illegal to harass others at school and at work. Sexual harassment can come in the form of comments of a sexual nature, grabbing, groping, exposing sexual body parts, repeated requests for dates, words like fag, queer and gay, bra snapping, wedgies, cornering, leering, elevator eyes, etc. For information specific to your area, contact your local rape crisis center. 9 B. Can LBGTQ identified people be sexually harassed? Yes, LBGTQ identified folks are sexually harassed on average of 24 times per day! They experience sexual harassment in the form of direct taunting (being called gay or fag), threatening notes left on lockers, etc, or by just overhearing the use of “gay” and “fag” and similar words at school. 9 C. Why don’t people report sexual harassment? There are many reasons why peop