Suicide and Homosexual Youth

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This paper explains that, because society often condemns, discriminates and bullied them, gay, lesbian and bisexual youths (GBLT) are provoked into committing suicide because of their feelings of self-pity and self-hatred, which result in despair and depression. The author points out that, in North America, about 70 percent of GLBT reported experiencing some form of harassment or violence and more than half of the attempted suicides among this age group are GLBT. The paper stresses that these persons need immediate help, such as the process of crisis intervention, which the paper describes. The paper includes several quotations.

From the Paper:

"A young person starts their sexual identity during their adolescence period. In this period, he can distinguish his own feelings, actions, and attractions to other people are getting visible. During adolescence, young people tend to experience their first adult erotic feelings, experiment with sexual behaviors, and develop a strong sense of their own gender identity and sexual orientation; gender identification includes understanding that a person is male or female as well as understanding the roles, values, duties, and responsibilities of being a man or a woman."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cody, P. (Accessed: 2006) "Suicide and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth" UNH Counseling Center [Online] Available at: <http://www.unhcc.unh.edu/resources/glbt/glbtsuicide.html>
• Kazlauskas, J. (Accessed: 2006) "Speak Up! Improving the Lives of Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual Transgender Youth" [Online] Available at: <http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaGenderAndDiversity/SpeakUp/studyguide/html>
• Kohli, R. (2001) "Understanding the Nature of Crisis" [Online] Available at: <http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/crisis_intervention.html>
• Siecus Report (2001) "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Issues" Volume 29, Number 4 [Online] Available at: <http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0013.html>
• Tremblay, P. (1995) "The Homosexuality Factor in Adolescent Suicidality" [Online] Available at: <http://www.youth-suicide.com/gay-bisexual/news/seattle.htm>

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