Statistics & Tips

The average Australian household produces 5 tonnes of greenhouse gases, uses 230,000 litres of water, and creates 1.7 tonnes of landfill waste every year. 
                                                      MX, June 2007 “School Bullying Turns Gay Teens off Education.” 

 

Studies in New Zealand found 64% of females and 76% of males have been verbally bullied.                                           Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand, 2007 

 

Compared to someone living in a smoke-free environment, a non-smoker living with a smoker has a great chance of heart disease and a 30% greater risk of developing lung cancer.                                                                                                                                                                                       Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, 2006 

 

Studies show that as a direct result of the hatred and prejudice that surround gay and lesbian youth, they are at significantly higher risk for alcohol and drug abuse, dropping out of school, family violence and suicide. 
                                                   It’s Elementary, Part of the Respect for All Project, Ground Spark

For more than 30 years, Canadian Environment Week has been held during the first week of June to coincide with World Environment Day! 
                                                                                                                                 UNEP 2007 

Turn off appliances at the power point and you can save $80 a year. 
                                                                                                                          MX, June 2007 

Did you know that approximately 10% of the world’s population is homosexual? 

Myth:Children grow out of bullying. Fact: Without intervention, a significant proportion of youth who bully others in childhood will continue to use their power negatively through adolescence and into adulthood. 
                                                                                                                          PREVnet, 2007 

Planting 17 trees would absorb the four tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted by an average car in a year. 
                                                                                                                                MX, June 2007 

International Day Against Homophobia – For a universal decriminalization of homosexuality is celebrated on May 17th                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.idahomophobia.org 

Start a compost heap – it’s a great way to recycle garden waste and food scraps and enrich your garden. 
                                                                                                                               MX, June 2007 

Famous people who have had same-sex relationships include: Socrates, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Francis Bacon, Leonardo da Vinci, Aristotle, King Edward II, Michelangelo, King James I, and Queen Christina. 
                                                                           Becoming Visible, Edited by Kevin Jennings 

Did you know that approximately 10% of the world’s population is homosexual? 

Myth:Children grow out of bullying. Fact: Without intervention, a significant proportion of youth who bully others in childhood will continue to use their power negatively through adolescence and into adulthood. 
                                                                                                                             PREVnet, 2007 

Australia is the 2nd worst carbon polluter in the world, releasing 19 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person from fossil fuels each year. 
                                                                                                                                     The Age, June 2007 

Famous people who have had same-sex relationships include: Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, Walt Whitman, Janis Joplin, Leonard Bernstein, and Margaret Fuller. 
                                                                         Becoming Visible, Edited by Kevin Jennings 

66% of youth are teased at least once a month, and nearly one-third are bullied once a month. 
                                                                   US National Survey of Students in Grades 5-12, 2003 

Get your class and school involved with World Environment Day on June 5th! 

More than 8 out of 10 LGBT student report verbal, sexual, or physical harassment at school according to 2001 study in the US.                                                                                                                                                                                             GLSEN, 2001 

Estimated number of children bullied at school in Australia on a weekly         basis: 1 in 6. 
                                                       Rigby, K. 1997, 'What children tell us about bullying in schools'. 

Today about 20% of all gay and lesbian households in the US have a child at home. 
                                                              That’s A Family, Part of the Respect for All Project, Womedia

Percent of children bullied frequently who stay away from school in Australia: about 20%...who considered staying away from school: about 50%. 
                                                     Rigby, K. 1997, ‘What children tell us about bullying in schools’. 

An estimated 160,000 USA children miss school everyday out of fear of attack or intimidation by other students. 
                                   National Education Association, 1995 

The American Bar Association estimates that there are between 6-10 million children of lesbian, gay, or bisexual parents currently living in the United States. 
                That’s A Family, Part of the Respect for All Project, Womedia

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