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Dare We Ask the Question?

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:1303-1304.

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Serious disparities related to sexual orientation adversely affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth.¹ Running away, homelessness, difficulties in school, tobacco and other substance use, suicidality, eating disorders, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are among the many medical and psychosocial challenges they face.² Existing data suggest that rates of these problems have not abetted over time in LGBT populations.^3-4

On the recent 25th anniversary of the first reported cases in the United States, HIV/AIDS provides a stunning example of persistent and devastating health disparities. Although fewer than 3% of high school–aged students report same sex experiences,⁵ young men (13-24 years of age) who have sex with men account for 57% of all reported HIV/AIDS cases in adolescents and young adults in the US.⁶ A large percentage of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual youth have not been tested and are unaware . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Gary Remafedi, MD, MPH

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