Il bullismo e il cyber-bullismo di matrice omofobica in adolescenza

Bullying is increasingly configured as the expression of intolerance towards what is perceived as different, at its basis therefore lies the absence of the culture of recognition of the other, labeled as dissimilar due to ethnicity, physical and psychological characteristics or simply for life choices, or for sexual orientation. In the case of homophobic bullying, it is precisely the sexual orientation that unleashes the aggressive force of the bully or bullies, who can express their feeling of contempt (that is, of disavowal of the other) through verbal aggression, such as the threat or the insult, or through physical aggression, such as beatings or other forms of violence against the body of the other, or even indirectly, that is through slander, false news about the victim disseminated on social media, up to conduct aimed at social isolation. […]