UP4DIVERSITY

This document aimed to summarize the main findings regarding existing practices in upstander interventions against violence towards LGBT+ youth. The report begins with the need to create these tools to combat homophobia, transphobia and bullying directed at the LGBT+ community in educational settings.

It is organized in:
A) General characteristics of Upstander Interventions
B) Successful Upstander interventions from the literature on bullying
C) Successful Upstander interventions from the literature on gender-based violence
D) Successful Upstander interventions related to the LGBT community

This document aims to summarize the main findings regarding existing practices in the use of digital media in upstander interventions against LGBT+ violence.

It is organized in:
A) Digital Media Upstander Interventions in Bullying Literature
B) Digital Media Upstander Interventions in Anti-LGBT+ Bullying
C) Digital Media Upstander Interventions by the LGBT+ Community

Findings in this brief highlight that there exists a vast diversity of training initiatives from public and private institutions in multiple formats, directed specifically to LGBT+ youth or to students in general, with an upstander approach or not. Many proposals are not evidence-based and/or have not demonstrated improvements yet. Some do have a research-informed approach, and some have proven their effectiveness.

They show short- to long-term impacts on increasing subjective and objective efficacy and efficiency in upstanding behaviors, in teachers, other professionals, and students themselves.