Todays Gay Youth The Ugly Frighteng Statistics report that one half of the | Course Hero

Contents:

• SUICI RAT FALL AMONG GAY YOUTH BUT STILL OUTPACE STRAIGHT PEERS
• TODAY'S GAY YOUTH THE UGLY IGHTENG STATISTICS
• TODAYS GAY YOUTH THE UGLY IGHTENG STATISTICS
• NEARLY A THIRD OF YOUNG GAY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICI, STUDY FDS

SUICI RAT FALL AMONG GAY YOUTH BUT STILL OUTPACE STRAIGHT PEERS

5% intify as gay, 11. hopefully stct schools and parents to accept and support gay. the leadg e of ath among gay and lbian youths.

TODAY'S GAY YOUTH THE UGLY IGHTENG STATISTICS

Gay and. are mted by gay and lbian youths.... Gays and lbians are at.

Approximately 30% of both the lbian and gay male populatns. Gay and lbian youth are at greater risk. Health and Human Servic, 1989, as ced “Today’s Gay Youth, ” n.

homosexual people e alhol, marijuana or e than is the se. “Today’s Gay Youth, ” n.

TODAYS GAY YOUTH THE UGLY IGHTENG STATISTICS

28% of gay and lbian youths drop out of high school bee of. (Remafedi, 1987, as ced “Today’s Gay Youth, ” n. ) Gay and lbian youths’ disfort.

ced “Today’s Gay Youth, ” n. most parents would prefer their children to be straight than to be gay,. and most school officials also prefer straight stunts over gay.

gays. is often ed by anti-gay peers to terrorize LGBT youths. “faggot” or “gay” are sometim ed a negative sense to exprs.

NEARLY A THIRD OF YOUNG GAY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICI, STUDY FDS

“Today’s Gay. parents (“Today’s Gay Youth, ” n.

article shows 27% of male teenagers who classified themselv as gay or.