AHS Gay-Straight Alliance School Climate Survey

Sexual orientation: describes whether a person is romantically and/or physically attracted to members of the same sex (gay or lesbian), to members of the opposite sex (heterosexual) or to members of both sexes (bisexual).

Gender identity: understanding, definition or experience of their own gender regardless of biological sex.

Transgender: a term for people who don’t fit or identify with the gender roles assigned by society based on their biological sex.

LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered

Grade: □9 □10 □11 □12

Gender: □Male □Female □Transgender □Questioning

Orientation: □Straight/Heterosexual □Gay/Lesbian □Bisexual □Questioning

1. Have you had education about lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) issues at school (presentations, speakers, classroom discussions)?

□Yes □No □Don’t know

2. Do you know of any vandalism or graffiti being directed against students at school because people think they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)?

□Yes □No □Don’t know

3. Do you know of any physical attacks occurring against students at school because people think they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT)?

□Yes □No □Don’t know

4. Have you ever been harassed or bullied on school property because you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) or someone thought you were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?

□4 or more times □2 or 3 times □1 time □Never

5. How often do you hear anti-LGBT slurs directed at specific students, teachers, or staff?

□Several times a day □Once a day □Once a week □Once a month □Never

6. How often do you use anti-LGBT slurs directed at specific students, teachers, or staff?

□Several times a day □Once a day □Once a week □Once a month □Never

7. How often do you hear anti-LGBT slurs at school not specifically directed at an individual (example: “that’s so gay” to mean something is bad)?

□Several times a day □Once a day □Once a week □Once a month or less □Never

8. If you hear anti-LGBT slurs, do teachers or staff step in:.....................................

□Always □Often □Sometimes □Never

9. If you hear anti-LGBT slurs, do you or other students step in:.............................

□Always □Often □Sometimes □Never

10. Do you know of students who openly identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT)?..................................

□Yes □No □I don’t know

11. Do you know of teachers or staff who openly identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT)?......................

□Yes □No □I don’t know

12. If you wanted information and/or support about sexual orientation or gender identity, would you know where at school or in the community to go?

□Yes □No □I don’t know

13. At school, it’s okay for girls to be masculine? (Circle one)................................

strongly disagree................................strongly agree

          1 2 3 4 5

14. At school, it’s okay for boys to be femenine?.....................................................

strongly disagree................................strongly agree

          1 2 3 4 5

15. I feel my school is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.......... (LGBT) students, teachers and staff.

strongly disagree................................strongly agree

          1 2 3 4 5

16. I feel safe at my school.......................................................................................

strongly disagree................................strongly agree

          1 2 3 4 5

17. Would you like to see the results of this survey?...............................................

□Yes □No □I don’t know

18. Is there anything your school could do to make it safer for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) students, teachers, and staff? Do you have any other thoughts on these issues?