Are you an LGBTQ teen? Here are the rourc you need cludg lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer datg tips, g out stori and news om the LGBTQ muny
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
* bi gay teens *
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. 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.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS
More teens the Uned Stat are reportg their sexual inty as gay, lbian or bisexual, natnwi surveys show. * bi gay teens *
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.
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.
APPENDIX A: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR TEENS
3% of Teens Intify as Transgenr; 2% Intify as Gay, Lbian, Bisexual; and 3% are Unsure of Their Sexual Orientatn Given that the topic of this * bi gay teens *
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. "The Circle"'s Courtney Opens Up About Comg OutAm I Gay?
” The Gay Agenda by Ashley Molso and Chsie NeedhamAssembled by the queer and trans power uple behd statnery pany Ash + Chs, this lhly-illtrated “morn queer history and handbook” for rears old and young pays tribute to LGBTQ+ events and ins — om Stonewall to Pulse, om Jam Baldw to Jodie Foster, om Emma Goldman to Laverne Cox.
MORE THAN HALF OF GENERATN Z GAY, BISEXUAL TEENAGE BOYS REPORT BEG OUT TO PARENTS
The Homo Sapiens Agenda. (Expected July 9)Mic From Another World by Rob TalleyIn 1977 Orange County, closeted teen Tammy Larson n’t be her te self wh anyone around her, least of all her vehemently antigay nt. ” Verona Comics by Jennifer DuganYou’ve Got Mail gets a queer YA twist this sophomore novel om the thor of Hot Dog Girl, as the bisexual son of a uple of ic store mega-cha owners and the possibly-pansexual stepdghter of an pennt ic book shopkeeper meet at a nventn and fall love spe the fd between their parents.
- The Magaze.The world's first fe art photography magaze dited to queer and gay photography.Volume 2 - the Pri Issue featur ten photographers om ne untri: AY (UK), David Charl Colls (Atralia), Matthew Fley (USA), Ashish Gupta (India), Manuel Monyo (Mexi), Juan Anton Papagni Me (Argenta), Sebastian Perotti (Argenta), Mric A. Art platform to promote queer and gay photography. It now reprents more than 67 photographers om 27 untri - cludg Cha, India, Iran, Poland, Rsia and Turkey where gay rights are reprsed and queer liv unr nstant threat.There have been onle and physil exhibns, and two sold out BOYS!
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