Suici and Vlence Preventn Among Gay and Bisexual Men | CDC

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The percentag are signifintly higher than for lbian, gay and bisexual youth, and much higher than for heterosexual youth. Youth people experience teen datg vlence pecially lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth.

Stunts who intified as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer (LGBTQ) or those who were unsure of their genr inty experienced higher rat of physil and sexual datg vlence pared to stunts who intified as heterosexual. Datg Vlence Experienc of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Youth. 8% of lbians and 26% of gay men.

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundatn, the tnal arm of the natn’s largt lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights anizatn, today rpond to the alarmg rults om the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) natnwi survey of high school stunts, which found that lbian, gay, and bisexual young people are far more likely to experience vlence and bullyg, and attempt suici, than their heterosexual peers. That is why Congrs needs to pass the Safe Schools Improvement Act--legislatn that would require school districts to adopt anti-bullyg and harassment polici that specifilly clu bullyg based on sexual orientatn and genr inty, along wh race, lor, natnal orig, sex, disabily, and learn more about how HRC supports LGBTQ young people at school, at home and their muni, vis Human Rights Campaign Foundatn is the tnal arm of the Uned Stat’ largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men are at overall creased risk of vlence bee of homophobia, harassment, and vlent acts directed towards gay persons.