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

Contents:

• GAY AND LBIAN ADOLCENTS
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS
• MORE U.S. TEENS INTIFYG AS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, STUDY SAYS
• PARENTS’ FLUENCE ON LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL TEENS
• APPENDIX A: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR TEENS
• GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

GAY AND LBIAN ADOLCENTS

The Trevor Project is a natnal anizatn providg crisis terventn and suici preventn servic to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng (LGBTQ) young people unr 25.

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

“Bullied” is a documentary film signed to help admistrators, teachers and unselors create a safer school environment for all stunts, not jt those who are gay and lbian. Parents and others need to be alert to the signs of distrs bee recent studi show that gay/lbian youth acunt for a signifint number of aths by suici adolcence. By the Amerin Psychologil Associatn, Divisns 16 (School Psychology) and 44 (Society for the Psychologil Study of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Issu).

Informatn about existg legal and policy protectns for LGBTQ and other stunts regardg privacy issu as well as other challeng LGBTQ youth experience schools such as rights associated wh Gay-Straight Allianc, brgg same-genr partners to school danc and drs s. parents of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng (LGBTQ) teens to remember each child is unique and will have their own experienc and feelgs along the way.

For margalized groups, tthful reprentatn film is imperative, even lifavg, and today’s stormy polil climate there’s an urgency for straight cisgenr people to see LGBTQ characters portrayed accurately and unapologetilly — and by people who actually know what LGBTQ life is like bee they live we’re a long way om total clivy and gay movi sans stereotyp, the film dtry has ma recent stris centerg LGBTQ+ characters. Featurg a queer actor as one of the ma love terts, and a gay director, Love, Simon is a movie that will likely have you cryg and clappg through scen as you watch. If you don’t speak or unrstand Portugue please do not be terred om watchg a film wh subtl, bee this is a g-of-age gay film that you do not want to miss.

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

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For the ocsn, Val’s father Armand (Rob Williams) attempts to pass as a straight person spe his life as a gay Miami drag club owner and relatnship wh the club’s star attractns (Nathan Lane). People who are homosexual are romantilly and physilly attracted to people of the same sex: Femal who are attracted to other femal are lbian; mal who are attracted to other mal are often known as gay.

PARENTS’ FLUENCE ON LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL TEENS

"Beg terted someone of the same sex do not necsarily mean that a person is gay — jt as beg terted someone of the oppose sex don't mean a person is straight. Transgenr people may have the body of one genr, but feel that they are the oppose genr, like they were born to the wrong type of who are transgenr are often grouped wh lbian and gay as a way to clu people who don't feel they f to the tegory of beg "straight. Bee of this, some gay and lbian teens may feel different om their iends when the heterosexual people around them start talkg about romantic feelgs, datg, and sex.

A 2012 survey by the Human Rights Campaign found that 92% of LGBT teens had heard negative thgs about beg lbian, gay, bisexual, or teens might feel like they have to pretend to feel thgs that they don't orr to f wh their group, fay, or muny. They might feel they need to ny who they are or that they have to hi an important part of of prejudice, rejectn, or bullyg n lead people who aren't straight to keep their sexual orientatn secret, even om iends and fay who might support gay or lbian teens tell a few close iends and fay members about their sexual orientatn. Some live muni or fai where beg gay is not accepted or who feel they need to hi who they are or who fear discrimatn or vlence n be at greater risk for emotnal problems like anxiety and prsn.

In addn to the mon worri, LGBT teens have an extra layer of thgs to thk about, like whether they have to hi who they don't happen to all gay teens, of urse.

APPENDIX A: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR TEENS

Many gay and lbian teens and their fai have no more difficulti than anyone Importance of TalkgFor people of all sexual orientatns, learng about sex and relatnships n be difficult. Whether gay, straight, bisexual, or jt not sure, almost everyone has qutns about physilly maturg and about sexual health — like if certa body chang are "normal, " what's the right way to behave, or how to avoid sexually transmted fectns (STIs).

Although not everyone is fortable wh the ia of sexual orientatn differenc and there's still plenty of prejudice around, beg gay is gettg to be ls of a "big al" than ed to be. "Although our analys monstrated that there has been a signifint crease the proportn of girls and boys that self-intified as gay, lbian or bisexual, we nnot be certa if this reprents a te crease of this magnu, or if reflects at least part, greater fort by teens wh acknowledgg a non-heterosexual inty on an anonymo qutnnaire, " said Dr.

Asman said the likely explanatn for the higher proportn of girls who intified as gay or bisexual and rrpondg crease same-sex activy is bee the stigma for boys remas far greater than that for girls. "Knowg that gay and bisexual youth are at greater risk for social isolatn and victimizatn, as well as emotnal problems, school personnel and health re profsnals need to be more vigilant regardg the ncerns for what appears to be an creased proportn of high school stunts the U.

GAY TEENS ON TV: A TIMELE

Team up wh a pediatrician, a unselor at school, close fay members and even muny anizatns — for example, Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG) — if you’re havg trouble gog alone.

A systematic review of parental fluenc on the health and well-beg of lbian, gay, and bisexual youth: Time for a new public health rearch and practice agenda. Bee the systematic review foced on youth who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual and did not clu rearch on genr inty, this fact sheet do not addrs transgenr youth.