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A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gaylaxy
Figuring yourself out is a daunting task. There is a lot of information and emotions.
United States Statistics
-73% of LGBT youth are honest about themselves online
-90% are out to their friends, only 63% are out to their classmates
-92% report hearing negativity from their schools, internet, and peers
-LGBT kids are twice as likely to be physically assaulted then their straight counterparts
Stats from
this website
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Worldwide Statistics
-Homosexuality is illegal in 35% of UN countries
-It carries the death penalty in a dozen coutnries
-Majority of the countries that criminalize homosexuality are in the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia
-Even in countries where homosexuality, there are laws in place that make like difficult
-Only 3 countries worldwide have banned conversion therapy
Stats from
this website
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