ABSTRACT
The vast majority of cyberbullying research to date focuses on elementary, middle, and high school students; yet, post-secondary students are not immune to this behaviour, nor are they immune to the resultant harms. This chapter addresses lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning (LGBTQ) students' experiences with homophobia and transphobia in online environments. Research on homophobia and transphobia in post-secondary institutions has most often been conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom. The rates of, and consequences resulting from, the cyberbullying of LGBTQ youth are a cause for concern. Cyberbullying was encountered by participants in different online settings, including chat rooms, through instant messaging, social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), video sharing sites (YouTube), news sites (The Vancouver Sun, The Province), gaming communities (Call of Duty, virtual worlds), and blogs (Tumblr). The perception of a strong societal acceptance of transphobic views is saddening, as is the common experience of cyberbullying within the LGBTQ community.
