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SPEAK OUT

SPEAK OUT is a survey for young people who are aged 11 to 19 and who are lesbian, gay or bisexual (or think they might be). The survey is about your experiences in school or college.

The survey is being carried out by researchers in the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge for Stonewall, the organisation that campaigns for equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people.

Five years ago Stonewall carried out the first big study about LGB young people’s experiences at school. That survey showed that many LGB young people were bullied and that a lot of schools didn’t do anything about it. Stonewall have used the information from that survey to work to try to improve things. This survey will show what things are like now, whether things have changed and what still needs to be done to make things better.

The survey is about your experiences in school or college – if your school helps you, how it deals with bullying and what it could do better.

You can take part if you are at school or college (including FE college) in England, Scotland or Wales, or have recently left; are aged between 11 and 19; and are lesbian, gay or bisexual (or think you might be). Tell anyone you know about the survey if you think they might want to take part.

Everything you say is completely confidential and anonymous. If you request a paper version of the survey, your contact details will be destroyed once it has sent out to you. The paper version won’t ask for any details about you.

For futher information contact speakout@sdp.cam.ac.uk, call 01223334580 or write to Helen and Vasanti, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3RF.

You can complete the online survey here.

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