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Essential Question

How does gender and sexuality affect mental health in teens?

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Meanings, general information, and information appropriate for a younger audience

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Lesbian

Lipstick Lesbian

Female who is attracted to another female

Female who is attracted to another female, but presents as more feminine

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Transgender

Transsexual

A person who’s personal gender identity does not correspond with their birth sex.

A person who psychologically and emotionally feels that they belong to the opposite sex.

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Rates, school situations, personal stories, and what to do

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Suicide and conversion therapy rates of Lgbtq+ teens

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57,000

20,000

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-24

Lgb youth contemplate suicide three times the rate of heterosexual youth

Lgb youth are five times as likely to attempt suicide compared to heterosexual youth

Of all suicide attempts made by youth, lgb suicide attempts were five times more likely to require medical treatment than those of heterosexual youth

Suicide attempts by lgb youth are 4-6 times more likely to result in injury, poisoning, or overdose that requires treatment from a doctor or nurse, compared to heterosexual youth

Lgb youth who come from highly rejecting families are 8.4 times as likely to attempt suicide then lgb peers who reported having low levels of family rejection

1 out of 6 students nationwide (grades 9-12) considered suicide in the past year

Each episode of lgb victimization, such as physical or verbal harassment or abuse, increases the likelihood of self-harming behavior by 2.5 times on average

20,000 Lgbtq teens will recieve conversion therapy from a health care professional before they turn 18

57,000 teenagers will receive the treatment from a religious or spiritual advisor before adluthood

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School Situations

F****t

Confused

That’s so gay

Go to h***

Sin

Sissy

It’s just a phase

Stupid

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My Story

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