Gay, lesbian teens more likely to be expelled and jailed [View All]

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Young homosexuals being singled out for punishment, study finds

Reuters
updated 1 hour 1 minutes ago 2010-12-06T15:35:19

Many teens act out, but those with a history of homosexual feelings or relationships are more likely to be punished for it, a new study finds.

"We're seeing that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are more likely to be expelled from school, or stopped by the police or whatever sanction we're looking at," researcher Kathryn Himmelstein told Reuters Health.

..Specifically, they found that when all teens committed the same amount of bad behavior, those with a history of homosexual feelings or relationships were between 30 and 50 percent more likely to be stopped by the police, 40 percent more likely to be convicted of a crime as adults and more likely to be expelled from school.

Teens who self-identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual were also more likely to be arrested and convicted of a crime as juveniles.

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40529895/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

Yet another burden for LGBTQI teens, as if bullying from their peers weren't enough.:mad: