Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer (LGBTQ) Teens | ACOG

Contents:

• MORE U.S. TEENS INTIFYG AS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, STUDY SAYS
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS
• APPENDIX A: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR TEENS
• MORE THAN HALF OF GENERATN Z GAY, BISEXUAL TEENAGE BOYS REPORT BEG OUT TO PARENTS

MORE U.S. TEENS INTIFYG AS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, STUDY SAYS

A rerd-breakg number of gay and bisexual teenage boys are out to their parents. Whe participants were more likely to be out than Black participants; gay participants were more likely to be out than bisexual participants; and those who were ls relig were more likely to be out than those who were more. Acrdg to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn’s Youth Risk Behavr Survey, bisexual people promised 75% of young people1 who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual.

This is ntrast to monosexualy, which is fed as inti volvg attractn to people of a sgle genr, such as exclively gay or straight inti.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS

While all LGBTQ young people are at a higher risk of experiencg negative mental health out than their heterosexual and cisgenr peers, ’s worth notg that bisexual youth statistilly face more challeng than lbian and gay youth as well. ”Gatekeepg who is “really” bi, straight, or gay, based on who they’ve been relatnships wh or are currently datg. Acceptance of a bi person only when they are a relatnship wh a person of the same genr, as when peers the queer muny only enurage a bi person to engage relatnships wh people who intify as lbian or gay.

This clus the false belief that bi people are valued ls than their heterosexual, lbian, or gay peers, or that beg bisexual is somethg to be ashamed of or to hi.

Given wispread homophobia, there is often social prsure for bi people to not intify wh the bisexual spectm and stead reject labels altogether. Assumg that two people of the same genr datg means they are gay, or two people of different genrs datg are straight. If you assume that a person is gay or straight based on their current relatnship, work to reame your unrstandg that the people that relatnship uld be of any genr or sexual people for their word if they share a multisexual inty wh and uplift the bisexual people your you see or hear an example of biphobia or bi-erasure, addrs by sharg that bisexualy is real and valid, as well as rourc to learn more about bi inti.

APPENDIX A: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR TEENS

Bisexual men are often validated for their sexual orientatn, bee of the stigma that for men, any attractn to people outsi of women is terpreted and labeled as gay.

Acrdg to our analysis of data om the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn’s Youth Risk Behavr Survey, 21% of bi youth3 (24% female and 8% male) reported havg been forced to have sexual terurse, pared to 16% gay and lbian and 5% of heterosexual youth. Dismiss your bisexualy as a fun of your your bisexual inty to claim that you nnot be tsted or to acce you of overly jealo of people of different genrs your you to intify as eher gay or straight.

MORE THAN HALF OF GENERATN Z GAY, BISEXUAL TEENAGE BOYS REPORT BEG OUT TO PARENTS

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