LGBT Homeless YouthAmong the homeless youth, about 20-40% identify as LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), but in the whole youth population, only about 4-10% are LGBT. The LGBT youth face many obstacles to overcome. They are more than twice as likely to experience sexual abuse before the age of twelve than heterosexual youth. Another thing is LGBT homeless youth experience a 59% more likely chance of sexual abuse, compared to the 33.4% of heterosexual homeless youth. A third thing is, because of the added hardships that LGBT homeless youth have to face there is a 62% suicide rate for homeless LGBT youth compared to the 29% for heterosexual homeless youth. The number 1 reason of how LGBT youth got into homelessness is because of family rejection. In fact, one in four American youth will become homeless the day they come out. Homelessness makes this already discriminated against group in an even far more desperate situation.
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