LGBTQ+ Youth Need Support!

LGBTQ+ is an umbrella term referring to all sexualities, romantic orientations, sex characteristics, and gender identities that are not heteronormative.

According to Gallup, 9.3% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+ with more than
One-in-Five (23.1%) of Gen Z identifying as LGBTQ+.

LGBTQ+ is clearly a Minority, but larger than typically recognized,

and the increased rate of LGBTQ+ identification by younger generations

is a clear sign of ongoing progress!

LGBTQ+ Youth are four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers
(Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020).

The Trevor Project estimates that 1.8 million LGBTQ+ young people 

(ages 13-24) seriously consider suicide each year in the U.S.

and at least one attempts suicide every 45 seconds.

The Trevor Project identifies that

24% of LGBTQ+ Youth reported being physically threatened or harmed,

and 52% of LGBTQ+ Youth in middle or high school reported being bullied.

These young people are three times more likely to attempt suicide.

Only one-third of LGBTQ+ Youth are accepted by their parents,

with an additional one-third experiencing parental rejection,

and the final one-third not disclosing their LGBTQ+ identity until they are adults

(Katz-Wise et al., 2015).

Many LGBTQ+ Youth lack access to spaces where they feel safe and affirmed, with only 38% of LGBTQ+ Youth having an accepting home

and only 52% having an accepting school.

(The Trevor Project)

60% of LGBTQ+ Youth experience discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity at least once in their lifetime, and those who did attempted suicide at more than twice the rate of those who did not.

(The Trevor Project)