It is evident that the coming out process can be an extremely hard and brave task to complete. Naturally, such huge steps can be difficult to manage alone. Accumulating evidence suggest that the youth, particularly adolescents that are attracted to the same sex, those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual are more likely than heterosexual to display symptoms of emotional distress. This typically includes; depressive symptoms, suicide ideation and or attempts (Garofalo, Wolf, Kessel, Palfrey, & DuRant, 1998). Why is this so? There is an explanation for why the risk is elevated among adolescents with a sexual orientation that is minority. While typically, there has been some issues concerning the way the LGBT community has been stigmatized.
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There is a need to feel socially supported, emotionally protected, and physically safe. If the person does not feel safe, it does not foster an any possibility for them to feel secure in their coming out process. That is why it is important to have a safe place for the youth to turn. There also can be changes done in schools to assist with the safety of the LGBT youth. It is important for school to have clear rules set that promote and ensure a healthier function for all youth. If there were more support groups, allowing the students to feel safer, there would be a decrease in suicidal attempts when schools implement policies prohibiting expression of homophobia. However, this world has heterosexist approach to life, makes the youth feel bad and cover their true feelings. This cover, unfortunately, leads to …show more content…
These people will be there to talk and listen. They will provide support and guide the youth with the necessary resources available for them in their area. More research needs to be done to understand the effectiveness of support groups. There should be an understanding of the utilization, and if there is a low usage what would the probable cause be regarding this nonuse. It is also important to understand the volumes in which this particular support group can positive effect the youth. There needs to be sexual educational resources available for this youth group. Often times, there are not a lot of information associated with sex ed in the LGBT community. Experience should not be education. It is important for the youth that identify with this orientation to know about safe consenting sex. It is important for the parents of the youth to stay involved and a support system for the youth and effective communicate the need for protection. It is evident that there is a need for support groups in this community. Youth minorities typically have harder time processing and expressing their sexual orientation due to the backlash associated with it. Therefore, there is a dire need for mentors to provide support and resource to the youth. It is critical that we become proactive verses reactive in the
There is a need to feel socially supported, emotionally protected, and physically safe. If the person does not feel safe, it does not foster an any possibility for them to feel secure in their coming out process. That is why it is important to have a safe place for the youth to turn. There also can be changes done in schools to assist with the safety of the LGBT youth. It is important for school to have clear rules set that promote and ensure a healthier function for all youth. If there were more support groups, allowing the students to feel safer, there would be a decrease in suicidal attempts when schools implement policies prohibiting expression of homophobia. However, this world has heterosexist approach to life, makes the youth feel bad and cover their true feelings. This cover, unfortunately, leads to …show more content…
These people will be there to talk and listen. They will provide support and guide the youth with the necessary resources available for them in their area. More research needs to be done to understand the effectiveness of support groups. There should be an understanding of the utilization, and if there is a low usage what would the probable cause be regarding this nonuse. It is also important to understand the volumes in which this particular support group can positive effect the youth. There needs to be sexual educational resources available for this youth group. Often times, there are not a lot of information associated with sex ed in the LGBT community. Experience should not be education. It is important for the youth that identify with this orientation to know about safe consenting sex. It is important for the parents of the youth to stay involved and a support system for the youth and effective communicate the need for protection. It is evident that there is a need for support groups in this community. Youth minorities typically have harder time processing and expressing their sexual orientation due to the backlash associated with it. Therefore, there is a dire need for mentors to provide support and resource to the youth. It is critical that we become proactive verses reactive in the