Rourc for teens, teachers, parents and schools on how to help lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts lead safe and healthy liv.
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LAMBERT HOE EMPOWERS LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUTNG YOUTH THROUGH THE VELOPMENT OF LEARSHIP, SOCIAL, AND LIFE SKILLS.
However, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng (LGBTQ)* Youth experience elevated risk and associated negative health and mental health out. Many studi nsir lbian, gay, and bisexual youth but do not clu transgenr and qutng youth. The qutns generate data that enable those workg wh youth to better unrstand the health and safety risks among sexual mory youth1; specifilly data were llected about gay, lbian, and bisexual (LGB) youth.
WisnsIn partnership wh the Amerin Psychologil Associatn, the Wisns Department of Public Instctn and a llaboratg muny-based anizatn, the Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools, hosted a trag Milwkee, Wisns, for school profsnals. CDC also funds selected state and lol tn agenci to help school districts and schools implement effective polici and practic to rce sexual risk behavrs among youth, cludg youth at disproportnate risk (such as open lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) Youth, pecially sexual mory mal), through fundg opportuny announcements such as Promotg Adolcent Health Through School-Based HIV/STD Preventn and School-Based Surveillance. Those who intify as gay, lbian, or bisexual, or who have sexual ntact wh persons of the same or both sex.
Approximately 30% of Mae teens intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or qutng.