Prevention and combating cyber bullying and internet violence among youth

Conclusion
Prevention and combating cyber bullying and internet violence among youth
– manual for youth workers –
Trans* population cannot always choose their surroundings and are forced to move in it, where
discrimination exists, and exists in a significant degree.
It primarily concerns the work environment. Every day they are experiencing discrimination at
work, in school, at the gym... which is result of different gender/sexual identity. Much of
discrimination and transphobia is based on perceptions of what it is to be “masculine” or
“feminine” in our society, what roles should be taken by males and what roles by females.
These gender-role standards (heteronormativity 2 ) and the pressure to adopt gendered patterns
of behaviour converge on children from a range of sources: from family, peers, schools, popular
culture, authority figures, and the media. Young people who do not adopt gender-stereotyped
patterns of behaviour are often the targets of homophobic, transphobic and heterosexist
bullying, harassment, and discrimination.
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Heteronormativity is what makes heterosexuality seem coherent, natural and privileged. It
involves the assumption that everyone is ‘naturally’ heterosexual, and that heterosexuality is an
ideal, superior to homosexuality or bisexuality.
Definition from European Institute for Gender Equality. Last accessed on 22.06.2019.
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