From the department of “duh,” and via Quirkybird’s twitter feed:<\/p>\n
\nStudy: Tolerance Can Lower Gay Kids’ Suicide Risk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
The study, published in the journal Pediatrics<\/em>, found that the gay, lesbian and bisexual young adults and teens… [who] experienced high levels of rejection were nearly 8.5 times more likely to have attempted suicide. They were nearly six times more likely to report high levels of depression and almost 3.5 times more likely to use illegal drugs or engage in unprotected sex. That was compared with adolescents whose families may have felt uncomfortable with a gay kid, but were neutral or only mildly rejecting.<\/p>\n
Because the level of rejection is hard to measure, Ryan looked at things like whether the parents tried to get their children to change their sexual orientation, or tried to stop them from being with other gay kids. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Nonetheless, this is important research — being able to tell parents that not accepting their children’s sexual orientation has been scientifically shown to be dangerous, may help encourage parents to change their behavior.<\/p>\n
The article goes on to say that queer Latin@s, and especially boys, experience high levels of rejection for their sexual orientation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the department of “duh,” and via Quirkybird’s twitter feed: Study: Tolerance Can Lower Gay Kids’ Suicide Risk The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that the gay, lesbian and bisexual young adults and teens… [who] experienced high levels … Continue reading