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National Coming Out Day Youth Report

October 9, 2012

National Coming Out Day Youth Report

Source: Human Rights Campaign

Growing Up LGBT in America—the Human Rights Campaign’s groundbreaking research among more than 10,000 LGBT–identified youth ages 13 to 17—illustrated how the deck is stacked against young people growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Survey responses revealed that many LGBT youth are profoundly disconnected from their communities, in sometimes stark ways. Still, LGBT youth often report resilience in facing today’s challenges and optimism about tomorrow’s possibilities.

This report for National Coming Out Day explores the coming out experiences of the LGBT youth who responded to the survey—to whom they come out, in what settings, obstacles they experience, and the ways in which coming out may be related to their personal well–being, sense of safety, and their connections to family, school and community.

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