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by Dr. Brian Mustanski

Surprise—Families Matter

By Brian Mustanski, Ph.D. on January 6, 2009 in The Sexual Continuum

A new study reports that young gay people whose parents or guardians responded negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression and use drugs than those whose families accepted the news. What's surprising about these findings is that they are surprising to people. Read More

Um, interesting article, but

Submitted by Elle on January 6, 2009 - 4:28pm.

Um, interesting article, but I think you made an error in "While these statistics are promising, unfortunately 100% of parents are not accepting of their gay youth".

Is that supposed to be "While these statistics are promising, unfortunately not 100% of parents are not accepting of their gay youth" or something close?

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Brian Mustanski, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at Northwestern University and the founding Director of the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program.

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