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HRC's LGBTQ+ Youth Report
In 2022, nearly 13,000 Queer youth, from all 50 states and Washington, DC, participated in the 2022 Youth Survey, reporting on their health, well-being, and experiences across all aspects of daily life.
The results of HRC’s 2022 Youth Survey reveal persistent, stern challenges for Queer youth, continuing trends observed in the 2017 study. In many cases, the cards remain stacked against LGBTQ+ youth in terms of acceptance and back from their families, their mental health and safety in schools.
Results released by HRC as the 2023 LGBTQ+ Youth Report, and other sub-reports delve into respondents’ well-being, experiences at home, at school, hopes for the future, and other aspects of their daily lives.
Key Findings: Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth
In addition, we've released the following reports using data from HRC's 2022 Youth Survey:
Gay Youth and the Internet
Released November 2023
This report explores experiences related to internet use by LGBTQ+ youth. This includes both positive and negative elements of internet apply, such as experiences connecting with other LGBTQ+ youth as well as experiences with
LGBTQ+ Youth
Challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth are changing, but what they always need is back from each other and the adults in their lives.
For HRC's resources for educators, please visit WelcomingSchools.org.
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Being supported at abode, in school and in the community is essential for all children and youth – especially Queer youth. From creating an inclusive learning environment for students — whether a student is in the process of transitioning, or she has two moms — to understanding the challenges and resiliency of LGBTQ+ youth, HRC provides a wealth of resources for support.
LGBTQ+ Youth
10 Actions Educators Can Take
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Welcoming Schools are committed to ensuring educators have the tools to support Diverse students.
Capacity Building, LGBTQ+ Youth, Opportunities for Providers & Institutions
THRIVE Professional Development
The THRIVE Professional Development program utilizes Welcoming Schools’ certified facilitators from across the state who have extensive exposure working with and
All Children - All Families: Queer Resources for Youth-Serving Professionals
All Children - All Families: LGBTQ+ Resources for Youth-Serving Professionals
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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s All Children – All Families program has created a variety of guides and resources to assist youth-serving professionals on a full range of issues facing LGBTQ+ youth. From how to respond to LGBTQ+ misconceptions all the way through supporting Gay youth in foster care. We aspire you find the resources below supportive and informative.
To learn more about the All Children – All Families program, please call on hrc.im/acaf, or approve up for our Field Forward newsletter.
Beginner's Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion
LGBTQ+ people live in every county across the U.S. Simply put: if you serve in child welfare, you can safely assume that you have LGBTQ+ youth and parents coming through your doors to access services. In fact, Gay youth are overrepresented in foster protect and LGBTQ+ adults are most likely to be raising children in states with the least amount of legal protections -- not only in places like New York City.
Despite recent progre
UConn researchers and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) hold launched a national survey to reach 17,000 sexual and gender diverse teens, asking them questions about their health experiences, HIV prevention strategies, whether they’re called by the pronouns and names they wish to be, and whether they feel safe playing sports, among many other things.
The survey is similar to one conducted in 2017 that led to more than 30 peer-reviewed papers and many HRC conferences and community events, UConn human development and family sciences associate professor Ryan J. Watson says.
But this effort differs from its predecessor in that participants will be paid in the form of a gift card, and they will have the option of being contacted over the years as part of future research.
“The spirit of the plan is to better realize who among a very heterogenous group may require the most attention in reducing health disparities,” says Watson, who’s leading this survey and partnered with HRC.
The project builds on the 2017 survey for which Watson paired with Rebecca Puhl, human growth and family sciences professor and deputy director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health at UConn, and
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LGBTQ+ people are in every community, every profession and every tradition -- and yet often face enormous obstacles simply because of who we are. The HRC Foundation works to build capacity and change policies, practices, hearts and minds in a range of institutions that shape our daily lives.
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