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Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes. Most historians agree that there is evidence of homosexual activity and same-sex love, whether such relationships were accepted or persecuted, in every documented culture. This report documents the range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school.

It details widespread bullying and harassment, discriminatory. Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby. Sexual orientation is a component of identity that includes sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and/or social affiliation that may result from this attraction.

Gender identity is one’s self-identification as male, female, or an alternative gender. A BBC Three investigation has found that some local councils across England are asking young LGBT people who have been forced to leave home to obtain letters from their parents as "proof" that they're homeless. She didn't yet know the word "transgender". Through the haze of illness, her mum hugged her.

She died a few days later. A year later, she told her dad, and his reaction couldn't have been more different.

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He shouted a homophobic slur at her, she says, and put his hands around her throat. When he wasn't being violent, Saskia says her dad would emotionally abuse her by talking angrily about how her transition would tear the family apart. Saskia's sibling messaged her, saying: "I wish you died instead of mum.

Eventually, after an explosive argument with her dad, where she was told she was no longer welcome at home, Saskia left the house to stay with a friend's family. I kept waking up not knowing where I was or what was going to happen to me," she says. It didn't hit Saskia that she was homeless until a few days later. The items she had quickly scooped up into a bag were all she had now.

When Saskia contacted Cornwall Council for help, she says they asked her to obtain a letter from her dad to prove she had been kicked out. As a result Saskia says she was left sofa surfing for months, at The BBC has spoken to several people under the age of 25 that had to leave home because of their sexuality or gender identity and who say they are unable to obtain a letter from their parents or guardians.

They say their local council is not supporting them as a result - because the council either does not believe that they are homeless or is labelling them as "intentionally homeless". Some have been asked for letters even after they told the council they are victims of domestic abuse by their parents. Of the councils that responded to our questions only four said they never contact LGBT people's parents for proof that they've asked their child to leave home.

Leading charities say the system is putting homeless LGBT young people at risk. The Local Government Association said that because of "unprecedented funding pressures", they are becoming "increasingly limited in what they can do". They also said that more than two thirds of council homelessness services are now being "forced" to spend more than they budgeted for on homelessness. Leigh Fontaine, services manager at The Albert Kennedy Trust, sees "proof" letter requests all the time.

I've not kicked my son or my daughter out' — but in the same instance they are telling the child they can't return home. I don't think that local authorities always take homophobic abuse in the home seriously. Nic Nichol, a housing barrister who has represented homeless clients for over 30 years, said: "There is a general societal problem of straight people — council officers — not understanding the degree to which being LGBT renders a person vulnerable.

After being contacted about Saskia's experience, a spokesperson for Cornwall Council said: "The experience of the young person highlighted in your report is not one we would want or expect for any homeless young person coming to us for help. Any 16 or 17 year old coming to us for help with housing will, if homeless, automatically be considered to be in priority need.

Our aim is to keep families together, but in situations where this is not possible we will arrange alternative temporary accommodation. The spokesperson denied that Cornwall Council asks for letters to prove if a young person is homeless but confirmed they do contact parents directly if there has not been an allegation of abuse. When he was 13, Reggie wrote a love note to the boy he fancied and sometimes sat next to on the school bus.

No-one was ever supposed to read it but after accidentally leaving it at home, his mum found it. Reggie says that his mum kicked him out when he turned 16 because he was gay and she was no longer receiving child benefit for him.