{"id":78974,"date":"2019-02-17T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/77-percent-of-black-lgbtq-youth-have-heard-family-members-say-negative-things-study\/"},"modified":"2019-02-17T14:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:25:26","slug":"77-percent-of-black-lgbtq-youth-have-heard-family-members-say-negative-things-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/77-percent-of-black-lgbtq-youth-have-heard-family-members-say-negative-things-study\/","title":{"rendered":"77 Percent Of Black LGBTQ Youth Have Heard Family Members Say Negative Things: STUDY"},"content":{"rendered":"

77 Percent Of Black LGBTQ Youth Have Heard Family Members Say Negative Things: STUDY<\/b><\/p>\n

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In the largest study on African American LGBTQ youth to date the Human Rights Campaign and the University of Connecticut (UConn) have released<\/a> a report.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s most disheartening statistic: 77 percent of Black LGBTQ youth have heard family members say negative things about being gay<\/a>. In addition 59 percent said their family made them feel bad about being LGBTQ\u2013a number that jumps to 67 percent of those identifying as trans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The study began in 2017, when the HRC Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to conduct a \u201cgroundbreaking survey of over 12,000 LGBTQ youth and capture their experiences in their families, schools, social circles and communities. More than 1,600 Black and African American LGBTQ youth responded to the survey.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study provides more detail than is captured in the\u00a02018 Youth Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis world is unkind to people who are different and that\u2019s unfair .\u201d \u2013 Jodie Patterson (@Jodie_GeorgiaNY<\/a>), member of both the @HRC<\/a> Parents for Transgender Equality Council and @HRC<\/a> Foundation\u2019s Board of Directors.
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\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jodie Patterson who spoke <\/a>at the HRC\u2019s 2019 Time To Thrive Conference this weekend and whose son Pen is trans<\/a> said \u201cThis world is unkind to people who are different and that\u2019s unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At HRC Fnd\u2019s #TimeToTHRIVE<\/a> Conference, @HRC<\/a>\u2019s Nicole Cozier & HRC youth ambassadors discussed the challenges of navigating the intersections of race, sexual orientation & gender identity.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the experiences of Black #LGBTQ<\/a> youth, visit t.co\/wI7HySJO64<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5UOya1wRJ8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe must confront the very real and present discrimination and institutional obstacles that prevent too many Black and African American LGBTQ young people from fully thriving and living as who they are,\u201d said Director of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation\u2019s Children, Youth & Families Program Ellen Kahn.<\/p>\n

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77 Percent Of Black LGBTQ Youth Have Heard Family Members Say Negative Things: STUDY<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n