FACTS
- It is estimated that in the U.S., a teen takes their own life every 5 hours because they're gay, bisexual, transgender, or lesbian, and cannot deal with the added stresses that society puts on them.
- 25% of gay teens have drug problems.
- 40% of street teens are gay and were thrown out.
- 30% of suicide youth, are gay.
- 28% of gay/lesbian youth are forced to drop out of school because of their sexuality.
- The average high school student in the U.S. hears anti-gay slurs 25 times per day.
- 53% of students report hearing homophobic comments made by school staff.
- Two-thirds of guidance counselors harbor negative feelings toward gay and lesbian people.
- Homosexuals are the most frequent victims of hate crimes in the U.S.
If this isn't alarming
I don't know what is.
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