Another Study

It seems like there are a lot more research going on to study LGBT people, some are good and some are hatchet jobs.

New Data on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity in Preteens
Medscape
By Pauline Anderson
September 18, 2018

The seeming lack of stress among kids who identified as gay, bisexual, or transgender was "somewhat surprising," said Calzo. He added that research suggests that sexual and gender minority youth, especially those who identify so young, might be at risk for bullying.

One interpretation is that the children in the survey who identified as a sexual minority "are experiencing a lot of support" around them, said Calzo.

He noted that asking youth if they are gay or bisexual is assessing only one dimension of SO — identity — and doesn't include other elements such as sexual attraction, sexual behavior (who you're having sex with), and gender expression (for example, pansexual).

The ongoing ABCD study will release additional data over time. Calzo said he and his colleagues "are really excited" that future waves will include information on additional markers of SO and GI.

Such information should provide "greater nuance" to help researchers understand these various categories and whether they change as children develop, he said.

The study was done by doctors from Boston Children's Hospital and the Education Development Center, and instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

"If they're exposed to these conversations at an early age, it may be easier for them to make sense of their changing identities as they grow into adolescents," she said.

Without such exposure, adolescents who suddenly start to question their identity "will have a harder time processing their thoughts and feelings, which could contribute to elevated stress," added O'Brien.

I think that this study shows that LGBT children that come from accepting family and go to an affirming school are better off than LGBT children that come from a family that is not accepting, which us is like stating the obvious but maybe for other families it is not so obvious.

I also think that where the study was done affected the outcome, would the outcome be different if the study was done in the South?

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This afternoon I am doing an outreach at CCSU, I have been doing this class for about ten years now. The professor originally reached out to the Stonewall Speakers for people but after it was usually just me showing up she just asks me directly.

I am working on her to change the format from just a Q&A to a presentation like I did a last week at CCSU for their School of Nursing.