In shocking news, researchers at San Francisco State University have found that young gay people whose parents or guardians respond negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression, and use drugs than TAY whose parents accepted the news.
Although the results of the study may seem obvious, the study was the first to establish a scientific link between the mental health problems of gay youth and their home environments. The study, conducted by the San Francisco State Family Acceptance Project, found that teens from families that reacted negatively to their coming-out were more than eight times as likely to have attempted suicide, nearly six times as vulnerable to severe depression and more than three times at risk of drug abuse than gay teens with more accepting families. More information on the study is available on the Family Acceptance Website.
[http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/]
Marissa Minna Lee
CAYEN Steering Committee
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