A closer look reveals common forms:
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  • Sexual comments, jokes, gestures, or looks were most frequently reported.
  • Spreading sexual rumors was next most frequent
  • Being "flashed" or "mooned" came next in frequency.
  • Nearly 50% reported being touched, grabbed, pinched in a sexual way.
  • Males and females both reported being subjected to these activities.

The one significantly different frequency of occurrence was being girls being called lesbian (11%) versus boys being called gay (37.5%).

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