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LGBTQ Youth: Young, Out and Afraid

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August 05, 2015, 12:19:49 AM
LGBTQ Youth: Young, Out and Afraid

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-pierce/lgbtq-youth-young-out-and_b_7926324.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington Post/by Steve Pierce Posted:  08/04/2015 4:39 pm EDT    Updated:  08/04/2015 4:59 pm EDT

"LGBTQ youth are coming out earlier than ever...

In a Pew Research Center study, LGB adults said they first felt they might not be heterosexual around the age of 12. Today, the average age of coming out is 16 years old -- compared to 21 in the 1980s.

For those who identify as transgender, the process of understanding gender identity can start much earlier. According to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, psychologists believe that children begin identifying their unique gender identity between the ages of 3 and 6."
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