Lgbtq young people

The Youth Well-Being program at HRC Foundation has compiled the following guide service resources for LGBTQ+ youth and families.

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• The Trevor Project has several lead online resources specifically for LGBTQ+ youth:
  • Trevor Lifeline is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention cell service available 24/7 at
  • TrevorChat is a confidential online instant messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7, at
  • TrevorText is a confidential text messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7/, by texting START to
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    Kind Communities: Perspectives from LGBTQ+ Young People

    On behalf of Born This Way Foundation, Benenson Approach Group conducted 1, online interviews with year olds across the U.S., including oversamples of LGBTQ+ youth and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from March April 10, This first release of the report shares immediate insights from LGBTQ+ youth and reassesses how communities have been perceiving and experiencing kindness taking into account the specific challenges LGBTQ+ youth face in an increasingly divisive Merged States.

    Highlights include:

    • LGBTQ+ youth possess long been more likely than non-LGBTQ+ peers to rely on an online community to support their mental health, and they increasingly value the ability to share their experiences online rather than twist online for anonymity.
    • Whether in school or the workplace, LGBTQ+ youth are significantly less likely to be in a community where others are kind to them compared to non-LGBTQ+ peers.
    • LGBTQ+ students reported an 18% drop in feelings of kindness in their community in the last six years. The portion of
      

      LGBTQ+ Youth Report

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      In , nearly 13, LGBTQ+ youth, from all 50 states and Washington, DC, participated in the Youth Survey, reporting on their health, well-being, and experiences across all aspects of daily life.

      In , HRC’s groundbreaking research, Growing up LGBT in America, reported on the experiences of over 10, Diverse youth aged and painted a stark picture of the difficulties they faced.

      In , the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to deploy a comprehensive survey capturing the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in their family settings, schools, social circles, and communities. Over 12, youth aged participated in the survey, with representation from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

      Since then, LGBTQ+ Americans have seen strides toward equality and acceptance. More Americans of all ages are proudly and openly identifying as LGBTQ+ than ever before, and public acceptance for marriage equality and non-discrimination protections are the top it has ever been.¹

      Yet, at
      
      

      *This section was created as a collaboration between GLAAD, the Trevor Project, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights

      As digital natives, Gen Z (those born from to ) Americans have grown up in an interconnected nature, providing them with access to hundreds of online communities and support groups unavailable to previous generations. The power of the internet has given LGBTQ youth the means to fully search and embrace their sexual orientations and/or gender identities. They are also growing up in a culture that has become increasingly accepting of LGBTQ people, even though significant hurdles still live. LGBTQ youth still experience family rejection, homeless, and minority press, leading to poor health outcomes, including suicidality. And anti-LGBTQ activists and lawmakers continue to objective and attack transgender youth specifically. The Trevor Project found that 75% of LGBTQ youth reported experiencing discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender persona at least once in their lifetimes as of

      Gen Z is the most LGBTQ generation yet. About 21% of Gen