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Title: Surprising results from health risk survey for LGB youth
Post by: LostInTime on June 21, 2007, 07:56:15 AM
Post by: LostInTime on June 21, 2007, 07:56:15 AM
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Ethan Jacobs
ejacobs@baywindows.com
The presentation , which looked at data of LGB youth (the survey does not track transgender youth) from the state's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), showed at least two surprising results. The first was that, according to the 2005 survey, sexually active LGB youth are three times as likely to face an unwanted pregnancy as their straight peers. The second is that risks of suicide, violence, drug use and even cigarette smoking for LGB youth has decreased over the last 10 years.
Ethan Jacobs
ejacobs@baywindows.com
The presentation , which looked at data of LGB youth (the survey does not track transgender youth) from the state's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), showed at least two surprising results. The first was that, according to the 2005 survey, sexually active LGB youth are three times as likely to face an unwanted pregnancy as their straight peers. The second is that risks of suicide, violence, drug use and even cigarette smoking for LGB youth has decreased over the last 10 years.
Title: Re: Surprising results from health risk survey for LGB youth
Post by: cindianna_jones on June 21, 2007, 10:04:11 AM
Post by: cindianna_jones on June 21, 2007, 10:04:11 AM
You mean if you treat someone like a human being they might live longer? Imagine that!
Cindi
Cindi
Title: Re: Surprising results from health risk survey for LGB youth
Post by: Jessica on June 21, 2007, 10:07:06 AM
Post by: Jessica on June 21, 2007, 10:07:06 AM
QuoteThe first was that, according to the 2005 survey, sexually active LGB youth are three times as likely to face an unwanted pregnancy as their straight peers.
That's counterintuitive.
Title: Re: Surprising results from health risk survey for LGB youth
Post by: LostInTime on June 21, 2007, 10:38:38 AM
Post by: LostInTime on June 21, 2007, 10:38:38 AM
You mean that teens would try to conform to social norms and do it in a risky fashion? Unlike those who did the survey, I was not surprised. I know many LGB individuals who had children back when they were still struggling with their identity and it was usually at a young age.
Title: Re: Surprising results from health risk survey for LGB youth
Post by: Tay on June 21, 2007, 10:55:19 AM
Post by: Tay on June 21, 2007, 10:55:19 AM
I was not surprised to learn this statistic. It does not surprise me that teenagers will have sex to prove their orientation is not abnormal.
Title: Re: Surprising results from health risk survey for LGB youth
Post by: Jessica on June 21, 2007, 11:38:20 AM
Post by: Jessica on June 21, 2007, 11:38:20 AM
I hadn't looked at it from the attempting to conforming aspect, you're quite correct.
Jessica
Jessica