Survey on the right to education
This survey helps GALE (the Global Alliance for LGBT Education) to make a report on how your country provides supportive education for sexually and gender diverse students. In this survey, we call this for short "SGD" (Sexually and Gender Diverse). With “sexually and gender diverse”, we mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex students and students with other labels, who are not heterosexual, or not strictly male of female. We approach you as an expert. This means we consider you knowledgeable about the country situation because of your work and function, your research or your activism in education. It does not mean we expect you to know everything or make adequate estimates on all areas of the right to education for SGD students. Feel free to answer “I don’t know”.

The survey consists of 29 questions. If you don’t add textual comments, you should be able to answers them in 15 minutes. Some of the questions ask for some factual information. Other questions start with “please give your estimate” and ask for your expert assessment on how your country scores on the 15 checkpoints of the GALE Checklist on the Right to Education. Your answers on these questions will be compared to the responses of high school students.

The survey is anonymous if you wish. This means we don’t ask for your name or other personal data until the last questions, and when you don’t give your name and email, and your responses remain completely anonymous. This is our privacy policy: https://www.gale.info/doc/accountability/GALE-Privacy-Statement.pdf.
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1. On which country are you an expert?
2. I am a ...

1=woman
2=man
3=transgender
4=non-binary person
5=intersex person
other   
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3. I consider myself to be: 

1=heterosexual
2=lesbian
3=gay
4=bisexual
5=I don't want to label myself
6=I don't know
other
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4. Do you know of research in your country that shows how many students are open about their sexual orientation?  Please write down the reference or URL
5. Please give your estimate to what extent SGD students will be welcomed in schools when they show their identity? 

0=I don’t know
1=certainly not
2=probably not
3=depends on the school
4=probably
5=certainly    
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Please give your estimate to what extent students in your country in general can express a positive opinion about sexual and gender diversity in their school?

0=I don’t know
1=that is forbidden or taboo
2=that is discouraged
3=it is allowed
4=it is appreciated
5=it is encouraged   
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7. Please give your estimate of how many high school students (in general, not only SGD) have been bullied in the past year in your country? (Like in the PISA research, we define “bullying” as students experiencing several forms of negative behavior (like name-calling, hitting, shoving, pushing, bullying and isolating) at least a few times a month or more). Write down the percentage or “X” for “I don’t know”
8. Please give your estimate of how many SGD high school students have been bullied in the past year in your country? Write down the percentage or “X” for “I don’t know”
9. Please give your estimate of (at average) how schools in your country stop negative behavior towards SGD students? 

0=I don’t know
1=school do not stop it, even teachers do it sometimes
2=schools consider negative behavior of students a normal aspect of school life
3=negative behavior is not allowed but teachers often ignore it
4=negative behavior is sometimes stopped
5=negative behavior is almost always stopped    
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10. Please give your estimate whether you think that SGD students skip (at average) more lessons than other students due to discrimination? 

0=I don’t know
1=certainly not
2=probably not
3=some do, some don’t
4=probably
5=certainly    
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11. Please give your estimate of whether you think school results in your country were lower or higher than average because of the GENDER of students (being woman, man, transgender, non-binary or intersex person)? 

0=I don’t know
1=much lower
2=a bit lower
3=discrimination on gender does not affect school results
4=a bit higher
5=much higher    
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12. Please give your estimate of whether you think school results in your country were lower or higher than average because of the SEXUALLY ATTRACTION of students?

0=I don’t know
1=much lower
2=a bit lower
3=discrimination on sexual orientation does not affect school results
4=a bit higher
5=much higher  
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13. If you have any comments or research references about the right to access school (expressing yourself in school, protection against bullying, not dropping out and being able to get good school results), you can write them here.   
14. Please give your estimate of the type of attention in the MEDIA for sexual and gender diversity?

0=I don’t know or no attention
1=very negative
2=more or less negative
3=mainly neutral
4=more or less positive
5=very supportive    
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15. Please give your estimate of how do regular school books (for geography, history, math, sciences, languages etc.) give attention to sexual and gender diversity

0=I don’t know or no attention at all
1=very negative
2=more or less negative
3=that is different for each book
4=more or less positive
5=very supportive    
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16. Please give your estimate of what type of attention schools have for sexual and gender diversity in SEXUAL EDUCATION?

0=I don’t know/we don’t have sexual education/no attention
1=very negative
2=more or less negative
3=that depends on the teacher
4=more or less positive
5=very supportive   
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17. Please give your estimate of whether there is information on sexual and gender diversity in school libraries or documentation centers?

0=I don’t know/there are usually no libraries/documentation centers
1=certainly not
2=probably not
3=there could be
4=probably
5=certainly    
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18. Please give your estimate of (at average) whether there are places or meetings where SGD students can meet in or near schools?

0=I don’t know
1=that is forbidden or taboo
2=that is discouraged
3=it is allowed
4=it is viewed in a positive way
5=it is supported by teachers    
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19. If you have any comments about the right to a relevant curriculum (in regular school books, in sex education, in the school library or through informal meetings with other young people), you can write them here.    
20. Please give your estimate of the ATTITUDE of teachers in your country towards SGD students? (note: this question is about their attitude, not about their skill) 

0=I don’t know
1=very negative
2=more or less negative
3=it depends on the teacher
4=more or less positive
5=very supportive  
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21. Please give your estimate of the SKILLS to TEACH about sexual and gender diversity teachers in your country have?

0=I don’t know
1=certainly not
2=probably not
3=some have, some don’t
4=probably
5=certainly    
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22. Please give your estimate of the SKILLS to SUPPORT SGD students teachers in your country have?

0=I don’t know
1=certainly not
2=probably not
3=some have, some don’t
4=probably
5=certainly       
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23. Please give your estimate of whether you think schools in your country take care there is a safe and enjoyable school culture for SGD students?

0=I don’t know
1=certainly not
2=probably not
3=sometimes they try to
4=probably
5=certainly    
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24. Please give your estimate of (at average) whether schools in your country protect SGD TEACHERS against discrimination? (Your can list potential legislation or jurisprudence in the comments after this, but this estimation is focused on how you think SCHOOLS act on this in social reality.) 

0=I don’t know
1=no, SGD teachers would be fired
2=no, SGD teachers should not talk about it
3=it depends on individual school managers or board members
4=SGD teachers will usually be protected
5=SGD teachers are always protected   
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25. If you have any comments about your right to have good teachers (with a supportive attitude, with adequate skills to teach and support, who collaborate to create a safe and warm school climate and who can express their own sexual orientation or gender identity), you can write them here.    
26. If you have any other comments or suggestions for us, please give them here
Privacy
Your answers will not be quoted unless you wish. We will contact you further if this is the case.
27. Please let us know if you want to remain completely anonymous or if your name may be known in some way.

0=I will remain anonymous
1=GALE is allowed to know my name
2=GALE is allowed to know my name and publish my name as contributing expert, but in a personal capacity
3= GALE is allowed to know my name and publish my name as contributing expert acting on behalf of an organization
other
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28. Write here your name and how you would like to be credited. Leave empty when you remain anonymous.     
29. Write here your email if you would like to receive the final country report.    
THANK YOU!

Thank you for cooperating with us in mapping the right to education for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other sexual and gender diverse people. 

If you would like to know more about GALE, have a look at our website or social media.

GALE: The Global Alliance for LGBT Education

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