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GAY, LBIAN TEENS AT HIGHER RISK FOR PHYSIL, SEXUAL ABE
Lbian, gay and bisexual teens are far more likely than their straight peers to suffer physil or sexual vlence, new rearch warns. * abused gay teens *
Moreover, the ways which society both hypersexualiz LGBTQ people and stigmatiz our relatnships n lead to timate partner vlence that stems om ternalized homophobia and shame. 44 percent of lbians and 61 percent of bisexual women experience rape, physil vlence, or stalkg by an timate partner, pared to 35 percent of straight women26 percent of gay men and 37 percent of bisexual men experience rape, physil vlence, or stalkg by an timate partner, pared to 29 percent of straight men46 percent of bisexual women have been raped, pared to 17 percent of straight women and 13 percent of lbians22 percent of bisexual women have been raped by an timate partner, pared to 9 percent of straight women40 percent of gay men and 47 percent of bisexual men have experienced sexual vlence other than rape, pared to 21 percent of straight men.
Fally, when the aber is male (and even sometim when she is female), many boys—whether straight or gay—velop fears and ncerns about sexual orientatn. Conventnal wisdom says sexual abe turns boys gay, although there's no persuasive evince that premature sexual activy fundamentally chang sexual orientatn.
A homosexual boy may feel shed to nsirg himself gay or may hate his homosexualy bee he believ was ed by his abe. Whether boys are gay or straight, the manipulative troductns to sexualy n set lifetime patterns of exploatn and self-stctive behavr. Lbian, gay and bisexual teens are far more likely than their straight peers to suffer physil or sexual vlence, new rearch warns.
'50% OF GAY TEENS PHYSILLY OR SEXUALLY ABED'
Overall, LGBQ teens -- lbian, gay, bisexual and teens who are qutng their sexualy -- face roughly twice the risk of physil vlence pared wh straight youth, the surveys revealed.
"Unfortunately, physil and sexual vlence are monplace the daily liv of lbian, gay, bisexual and qutng adolcents, " he said. "The high levels of physil vlence, forced terurse and sexual asslt towards lbian, gay and bisexual youth are very alarmg, and ll for targeted vlence preventn and terventn servic, " Ryan said.
In total, about 87 percent of rponnts intified as straight, jt over 2 percent as gay or lbian, 7 percent as bisexual and nearly 4 percent said they were unsure. Gay and bisexual boys, meanwhile, appeared to be particularly vulnerable to sexual vlence.