GLBT Youth
- 97 % of students in public high schools report regularly hearing homophobic remarks from their peers
- 53% of students report hearing homophobic comments made by school staff
- 80% of prospective teachers report negative attitudes toward gay and lesbian people
- 2/3 of guidance counselors harbor negative feelings toward gay and lesbian people
- 11.5% of gay and lesbian youth report being physically attacked by family members
- 42% of homeless youth self-identify as gay/lesbian
- 27% moved away from home because of conflict with family members over sexual orientation
- 44% of report having been the target of anti-gay physical abuse, discrimination and/or harassment in their family of origin
- 80% of lesbian, gay and bisexual youth report severe isolation problems
- 39% report hate acts such as vandalism, threats or assault in their neighborhoods and communities
- 30% of gay and bisexual adolescent males attempt suicide at least once
- 53% percent of transsexuals surveyed had made suicide attempts
- 83% of adolescent lesbians use alcohol, 56% use other drugs, 11% use crack and/or cocaine
- 55% of gay men have had a substance abuse problem sometime in their life
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender are five times more likely to miss school because of feeling unsafe
- Gay youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to commit suicide than any other young person during their youth
- Substantially higher proportions of homosexual people use alcohol, marijuana or cocaine than is the case in the general population
Generation Out.org. (2010). LGBT Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2010 from, http://generationout.org/our-resources/statistics.html
Americans Views on GLBT
- In 1997 43% of Americans thought same-sex relations between consenting adults should be legal. Then in 2007 went up to 59%.
- In 1977 56% of Americans thought that gay people should have equal rights in terms of job opportunities. As of 2007 that number increased to 89%.
- In 1982 34% thought that homosexuality should be considered an acceptable lifestyle. As of 2007 that number is 54%.
- In 1997 27% of Americans thought that same-sex marriages should be legal. That number is 46% as of 2007.
- In 1977 13% of Americans thought that sexual orientation is "something a person is born with"; as of 2007 number increased to 42%.
GALLUP. (2007).Tolerance for Gay Rights at High-Water Mark. Retrieved December 7, 2010 from, http://www.gallup.com/poll/27694/Tolerance-Gay-Rights-HighWater-Mark.aspx.
Marriage
United States
- Recognize marriage equality
- Massachusetts (2004)
- Connecticut (2008)
- Iowa (2009)
- Vermont (2009)
- New Hampshire (2010)
- District of Columbia (2010)
- Civil unions
- New Jersey
- Domestic partnership laws
- Oregon
- Maine
- Washington
- 2001- Netherlands was first to legalize marriage between same-sex couples
- Spain is the only country in the world that recognizes same-sex marriage and heterosexual marriage under the same law
Reference:
Gay Rights Change. (2008). A few LGBT statistics. Retrieved November 28, 2010 from http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/a_few_statistics_on_lgbt_issues
-Ashley Martin