People g out as gay at younger age, rearch shows | LGBTQ+ rights | The Guardian

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• PEOPLE G OUT AS GAY AT YOUNGER AGE, REARCH SHOWS
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
• COMG OUT AS GAY IN YOUR 20S, 30S & 40S
• AGE OF 'G OUT' IS NOW DRAMATILLY YOUNGER: GAY, LBIAN AND BISEXUAL TEENS FD WIR FAY SUPPORT, SAYS REARCHER
• MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH

PEOPLE G OUT AS GAY AT YOUNGER AGE, REARCH SHOWS

But those their 30s had e out at an average age of 21, and the group aged 18 to 24 was survey, nducted via social workg s, do not take acunt of the numbers of people who know they are gay or bisexual but have not e out. "She said the change was likely to be bee young people today were given a lot more rmatn about sexualy, and were more likely to see gay people the public eye, TV programm such as Sugar Rh, and soaps such as Emmerdale and EastEnrs, wh whom they uld intify feelgs they might be havg.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

"Stonewall is suggtg that people wre to their MPs to ask if schools their area are g the anisatn's rourc to tackle homophobic Flemg, 21, who me out when she was 15, said that accsible role mols ma g out easier for young people, although there were still not enough. For lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people, realizg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and sharg that rmatn wh fay and iends is often a gradual procs that n unfold over a seri of years. Lbians and gay men are more likely than bisexuals to have told at least one close iend about their sexual orientatn (96% of gay men and 94% of lbians, pared wh 79% of bisexuals).

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS

And they are much more likely to say that most of the people who are important to them know about this aspect of their life: 77% of gay men and 71% of lbians say all or most people know, pared wh 28% of bisexuals.

COMG OUT AS GAY IN YOUR 20S, 30S & 40S

Among all LGBT adults, those wh a llege gree are more likely than those who have not graduated om llege to say all or most of the important people their life know they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (64% vs.

The age gaps may be related to the fact that younger adults who may not yet intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (but may the future) would not qualify to be clud the survey. Overall, LGBT adults are much more likely to have told a close iend that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr than they are to have told one of their parents.

AGE OF 'G OUT' IS NOW DRAMATILLY YOUNGER: GAY, LBIAN AND BISEXUAL TEENS FD WIR FAY SUPPORT, SAYS REARCHER

Bisexuals are much more likely than gay men and lbians to say their sexual orientatn never me up wh their parents or that raisg the subject was not important to them.

MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH

One--five gay men and lbians who have not told their mother about their sexual orientatn say they never told her bee she already knew or someone else told her. Among LGB adults who have not told their father about their sexual orientatn, 13% of gay men say this is bee he already knew, as well as 17% of lbians and 5% of bisexuals. For LGBT adults who have not told their father that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, about one--ten (12%) say they didn’t tell him bee they do not have a close relatnship wh him.

Gay men and lbians are more likely than bisexuals to say tellg their mother about their sexual orientatn was a difficult thg (64% of gay men and 65% of lbians say was difficult, vs.