In this stimulus essay on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bullying in schools, Keith Berry, describes assumptions and other aspects of his phenomenological lifeworld (everyday reality) that guide his orientation to this problem. He then turns to two recent surveys to explore the prevalence and meaning of bullying for LGBT youth as it pertains to issues of relational communication and LGBT identities, primarily the identities of victimized persons. The aim of the article is to convey his ideas in ways that shine a light on the corrosive nature of bullying as it pertains to LGBT students' ability to freely relate, be themselves, and flourish at school.