Unfortunately, within communities of racial and ethnic minorities, family acceptance is even harder to find for LGBTQ youth due to the silence and stigma surrounding the topic. In fact, LGBTQ youth who experience family rejection are 8.4 times more likely to attempt suicide, 5.9 times more likely to have severe depression, 3.4 times more likely to use illegal drugs, and 3.4 times more likely to engage in unprotected sex as compared to their peers in more accepting families. North Brunswick, NJ-March 25, 2015- According to a study conducted by the Family Acceptance Project, a program run through San Francisco State University, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGTBQ) youth with higher family acceptance experience better mental health.
