{"id":848,"date":"2026-06-09T19:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barama.org\/?p=848"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:24:04","slug":"factsheet-3-bullying-experiences-faced-by-lgbt-individuals-within-the-school-environment-in-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barama.org\/en\/factsheet-3-bullying-experiences-faced-by-lgbt-individuals-within-the-school-environment-in-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Factsheet #3 \u2013 Bullying experiences faced by LGBT+ individuals  within the school environment  in Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"848\" class=\"elementor elementor-848\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ea89a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"736ea89a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/barama.org\/en\/what-is-barama-cocoon\/\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link\">What is Barama (Cocoon)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"elementskit-nav-identity-panel\"><button class=\"elementskit-menu-close elementskit-menu-toggler\" type=\"button\">X<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-menu-overlay elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-menu-toggler ekit-nav-menu--overlay\"><\/div>        <\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce64c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ce64c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_cta_style_17\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781e9c2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"781e9c2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3d886b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"5a3d886b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-849 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3en.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3en.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3en.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3en.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3en.jpg?resize=10%2C12&amp;ssl=1 10w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3en.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>This factsheet presents the findings of a survey conducted by Barama to examine the experiences of discrimination, bullying, and violence faced by LGBTI+ individuals during their school years in Azerbaijan.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Data collection was carried out between July 2025 and March 2026, with a total of 102 individuals participating in the survey. 8 responses were excluded from the analysis due to incompleteness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Of these, 30 responses were collected through focus group discussions, while the remaining responses were gathered via online outreach and direct individual invitations.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76760791 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76760791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78609b16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78609b16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691fc423 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"691fc423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352c9139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"352c9139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">What do the results <span><span>tell us?<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef63cd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef63cd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2643d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2643d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad3133a ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"1ad3133a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    1                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>1 in 3 respondents experienced bullying, discrimination, or physical violence during their school years due to their LGBTI+ identity. The majority of those who faced these experiences were gay and transgender individuals.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c67387 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56c67387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d257196 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"6d257196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    2                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Without exception, everyone was subjected\nto verbal harassment (insults, derogatory remarks, stereotypes), while 2 out of 3 experienced social isolation, and 1 in 3 faced physical violence.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d10907 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16d10907\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b9b6ba ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"73b9b6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    3                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>7 out of 10 respondents endured these experiences on a regular basis.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f5f4e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f5f4e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390df751 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"390df751\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8c1b1c ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"2d8c1b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    4                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Classmates or other students are the perpetrators of verbal harassment or physical violence, while 1 in 2 faced discrimination and harassment from teachers or school staff.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30086af2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30086af2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d7ada8 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"57d7ada8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    5                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Only 3 teachers actively intervened to stop the violence.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46faff52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46faff52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dcc173 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"10dcc173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    6                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>1 out of 3 did not seek any support.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c27745f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c27745f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e670ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27e670ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2d0904 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"4e2d0904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    7                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>The vast majority reported constantly\nstruggling with anxiety, depression, and stress,\nas well as experiencing feelings of anger and worthlessness.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2f802d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b2f802d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e63e60 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"70e63e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    8                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>3 out of 5 stated that their grades dropped because the environment of violence and fear made it impossible to focus on their studies,\nwhile others reported a reluctance to go to school and frequent absenteeism.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e98dae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46e98dae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2237a6e6 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"2237a6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    9                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>7 individuals were forced to transfer schools, and 3 had to put their education on hold for a period of time.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d43b10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d43b10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39081eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39081eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b1256 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"d1b1256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- 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