All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Less than one quarter of U.S. households are now raised by married heterosexuals, according to the report, and roughly two million children are being raised by LGBT parents. Contrary to stereotypes, children being raised by same-sex couples are twice as likely to live in poverty as children being raised by married heterosexual households.

This article was taken from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, October 2011

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Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBTQ Young Adults

This study, published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, found that family acceptance of young LGBTQ adults was associated with greater self-esteem, social support, health status, and was negatively associated with depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation and behaviors.

This article was taken from J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2010 Nov;23(4):205-13.

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Parents know and parents matter; Is it time to develop family-based HIV prevention programs for young men who have sex with men?

This study examines the potential for a family-based HIV prevention approach for gay and bisexually identified young men who have sex with men (MSM). Findings show that family connectedness significantly decreased the odds of an HIV positive status.

This article was taken from Journal of Adolescent Health. Garofalo, Robert; Mustanski, Brian; Donenberg, Geri 2008 Vol 43(2):. 201-204

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Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults

This study examines family rejecting reactions to sexual orientation and gender expression during adolescence as predictors of current health problems in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults. Higher rates of family rejection were significantly associated with poorer health outcomes.

This article was taken from Ryan C, Huebner D, Diaz RM, Sanchez J. Adolescent Health Initiatives, César E. Chávez Institute, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

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Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children

This practice brief was developed for families, caretakers, advocates, and providers to provide basic information to help families support their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) children; share some of the critical new research from the Family Acceptance Project (FAP) at San Francisco State University; and give families and LGBT youth hope that ethnically, religiously, and socially diverse families, parents, and caregivers can become more supportive of their LGBT children. This practice brief reports on specific findings from FAP research.

This article was taken from Caitlin Ryan, Ph.D., A.C.S.W. Director, Family Acceptance Project– San Francisco State University

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