Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

LGBT Cambodians bullied by their teachers

Three out of five LGBT people in Cambodia say they have been bullied at school, with many being tormented by teachers and dropping out as a result, rights advocates have found.

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights surveyed 245 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, aged 15 to 72, around the country and found that 63 percent had been bullied as students.

Of those who were bullied, 42 percent suffered often or on a daily basis, while 17 percent said their teachers were the perpetrators, the survey found.

"I raised the issue with my own teacher regarding his inappropriate . . .

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