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ASINELLI-LUZ, Araci  and  CUNHA, Josafá Moreira da. Percepções sobre a discriminação homofóbica entre concluintes do ensino médio no Brasil entre 2004 e 2008. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2011, n.39, pp.87-102. ISSN 0104-4060.

Homophobic discrimination as a school matter is a serious problem, and is negatively associated with students' perception about the school environment. The present study uses data of 6,414,302 students, aged between 16 and 25, available from the socioeconomic questionnaire of the National Examination of High School in Brazil (ENEM) between 2004 and 2008. A data regarding the incidence of three factors related to homophobia among these students is presented: (1) suffering homophobic discrimination, (2) witnessing homophobic discrimination and (3) admitting homophobia. The analysis of the relationship between homophobia and the perception of students regarding their high school education shows that students who did not report having been the targets of homophobic discrimination evaluate their school experience more positively than their peers who have experienced discrimination.

Keywords : Discrimination; Homophobia; School; High School.

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