Gay & bi teen boys are 5 times more likely to be sexually assaulted

[Behind the Aegis]

Gay, bisexual, and questioning teens are more likely to face abuse from their parents and romantic partners, according to a research paper published this month in JAMA Pediatrics.

Researchers looked at data collected by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from surveys of 29,000 14 to 18-year-old teens conducted from 2015 to 2017 and found a “striking” difference in the rate at which LGB teens are the victims of abuse compared to straight teens.

Over one in 10 LGB teens reported being the victim of romantic partner violence in the previous year, and over one in five said that they had been sexually assaulted.

Lesbian and bisexual girls were over twice as likely to have gotten in a physical fight. Gay and bisexual boys were five times more likely to have been sexually assaulted than straight boys.

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