LGBT BULLYING PREVENTION REQUIRES EMOTIONAL FITNESS FROM TEACHERS
et’s call him Tony. A handsome, tall sixteen-year-old boy who twitches his left eye when he speaks (this is called a nervous tic caused by stress). I tell him to sit up straight. “I can’t hear you Tony”, I say, raising my voice. Speak up. Look at me. Tell me what happened today. I can see something is wrong”. He is shaking. His pupils dilated, a droplet of sweat running down his left temple. A blackened eye. I deal with gay teenagers in my practice, not all of them are reactive. Many of them see me to
