ISU study: Sexual-oriented cyberbullying common

desmoinesregister.com – By Jens Manuel Krogstad

A new Iowa State University study shows that cyberbullying is common among lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender youth, although recent research credits legislation in states like Iowa for reducing physical bullying.

The first national study on cyberbullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender youth, published last week, found more than half of those youth and those who identified themselves as allies of those youth reported being victims of online threats in the past month.