Tutorial action plan to prevent transphobic bullying in adolescent.

Abstract

Various studies on transphobic bullying in Spain corroborate that 46.2% of the bullying suffered by trans* people occurs in educational centers, making it the second context in which this group experiences the most bullying (Devís-Devís et al., 2017). Therefore, despite the implementation in 2014 of the LGTBI equality law by certain autonomous communities, today, 58% of cases of transphobic bullying appear in the classrooms in all educational stages, observing 37 % of cases in secondary school (FELGTB, 2019a). Regarding the typology of aggressions, despite the variability, research refers to verbal aggressions as the most frequent (Devís-Devís et al., 2017; FELGTB, 2019a; FELGTB, 2019b; Martín et al., 2019), but trans * minors also suffer physical attacks, social isolation, cyberbullying and sexual harassment (FELGTB, 2019a). Therefore, when transphobic bullying is prolonged over time, it affects the psychological stability of the victim, increasing the risk of suicide, which, according to studies, affects 20% of trans * boys and girls. In this regard, the importance of facing this reality in educational institutions is highlighted, since both the social events that we experience every day and the general figures from various state investigations show that cases of transphobia have grown exponentially, with more happening of half of them in educational centers. Given this alarming situation, the need arises to develop an intervention program to, through the Tutorial Action Plan, prevent bullying towards trans * students in the Secondary Education stage; training more conscientious, empathetic and assertive young people who favor the creation of safe and inclusive environments, promoting social change.