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– Many U.S. schools "hostile environments" for LGBT students, says Human Rights Watch report (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 7, 2016

The 106-page report documents a range of problems facing LGBT students including bullying and harassment, exclusion of LGBT topics from school curricula and resources and restrictions on LGBT student groups.
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