Read chapter 4 Childhood/Adolcence: At a time when lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr dividuals—often referred to unr the umbrella acronym LG...
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To unrstand the ntext of a person's life urse, is cril to unrstand the age hort to which that dividual belongs. Youth growg up today will see chang that earlier generatns of lbians and gay men would never have expected their lifetim, cludg policians, bs lears, and tors who are openly gay; marriage between same-sex upl; and an evolvg popular and artistic culture that provis many posive portrayals of lbian and gay characters movi and plays, on televisn, and lerature. Today's youth are able to e the Inter to retrieve onle rmatn about LGBT issu, providg social workg opportuni and accs to knowledge a way that was not available to olr horts. At the same time, young LGBT people searchg the Inter and teractg wh their peers will be aware of the pervasive negative views of sexual and genr mori. * gay in adolescence *
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Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng (LGBTQ) youth and those perceived as LGBT are at an creased risk of beg bullied.