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Challenges and support for LGBTQ+ at-risk youth

Date

2019

Keywords

LGBTQ, youth, social challenges

Abstract (summary)

The number of people who identify as LGBTQ+ has been increasing, especially amongst young people. The LGBTQ+ community faces many challenges. This paper examines responses to at-risk youth who identify as LGBTQ+ in Edmonton, Canada and L’viv, Ukraine from a family structure level, social support structure level, and governmental programs or policies. It also explores how different reactions - such as feminism or patriarchy – have specific implications for these youth. Finally, it looks at how support, activism, advocacy and acceptance, or fear and anger, can create a change within society.

Publication Information

Reynolds, Dorothy. 2019. "Challenges and Support for LGBTQ+ At-Risk Youth." Crossing Borders: Student Reflections on Global Social Issues 1(1). doi:10.31542/j.cb.1844.

Notes

Item Type

Student Article

Language

English

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)