User:TPat25/LGBT Youth Vulnerability

Article Reformatting
TPat25: This article can be improved upon, initially, by a restructuring and formatting. The introduction is one of the most concise parts of this article and does not require much reworking, only the addition of new topics that will be outlined in the proposal of the addition of three new sections to this article. The health studies section is disproportionate and will benefit in both readability and ease with which this article can be understood by dividing it into more concise sections. A health studies section is important, but the section tangentially discusses other topics that do not pertain directly to health studies. For instance, the first paragraph of this section discusses depression which leads to youth development and other mental vulnerabilities discussed in the second and third paragraph.

It is after this third paragraph that I propose starting a new section to discuss Youth Vulnerability within the educational system as the article already has a lengthy paragraph on violence at school as well as the need for safe spaces on campus.

The final paragraph discusses the vulnerabilities of LGBT youth in neighborhoods, this could serve better as its own section and could benefit from further research (or perhaps negation from the article).

Proposed Additional Topics
TPat25: "There are other key topics that this article fails to address but are crucial when discussing the topic of LGBT youth vulnerability. After the proposed article reformatting, the article will have a section on school LGBT youth vulnerability which should be elaborated upon and made more of a concise discussion on vulnerability and the education system."Gigi0927: (Vulnerability and the education system) Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) are especially susceptible to socioeconomic disadvantages. Leaving LGBT youth vulnerable in places like school campuses. We need to discuss new ways to teach students and inform school staff about combating anti-LGBT bias and behavior. All students are at risk of being bullied, harassed, or called names at school, but LGBT students face particularly hostile school environments that eventually lead to overall youth vulnerability

Luckily the LGBTQ advocacy and education group, GLSEN created the "Ready, Set, Respect!". This program allows educators to give lessons and teach others about name-calling, bullying, gender roles, and more that can help educate students. There are other ways to do so too, such as if schools don’t adopt certain programs to help, at least some schools can ensure “Policies that prohibit bullying and harassment in schools” Negative and Positive Factors Associated With the Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth

https://journals-sagepub-com.summit.csuci.edu/doi/full/10.1177/0044118X12449630


 * In this article we have a lot of research on questioning (LGBTQ) youth to better understand how factors are experienced from the youths’ perspectives. The research described the value in identifying the difficulties experienced by sexual minority youth. In this research the majority of study participants were from existing LGBTQ youth groups in Washington state. They conducted nine focus groups, where they then identified the most commonly mentioned core themes in each domain that represented either a negative or positive factor. One was identity which youth discussed identity issues in a more positive than negative way. One negative factor associated with an LGBTQ identity was feeling the need to hide it from others such as teachers and from the community and their families. After the research the goal of this was reached, the purpose of the study was to elicit information on the current perspectives of LGBTQ youth and find ways to help them cope.

Gay‐Straight Alliances, Inclusive Policy, and School Climate: LGBTQ Youths' Experiences of Social Support and Bullying

https://web-a-ebscohost-com.summit.csuci.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=90234bd1-da0e-41e3-bd5c-3be468ccd450%40sdc-v-sessmgr03&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=141866083&db=aph


 * In this article we get introduced to the findings that indicate that GSAs and LGBTQ focused policies are distinctly and mutually important for fostering safer and more supportive school climates for youth. The negative outcomes experienced by LGBTQ youth, has shown that here is a need to cultivate protective factors. Students in the United States spend hours in school and schools are places where LGBTQ youth may experience stigma and discrimination. LGBTQ students experience verbal harassment at school, they are called  “gay” used to hurt them or just use it in a negative way, and just general more prone to getting into physical fights, threatened or injured with a weapon, and bullied. In order to fix these problems, schools need to start formative research on the role of protective factors such as school connectedness, supportive educators, anti-bullying policies. The article's purpose was to look at current research on protective factors that may shape the safety of LGBTQ students, as well as key research  on protective factors in schools in order to improve them and make a change for these youths' lives.

Policy brief: Protecting vulnerable LGBTQ youth and advocating for ethical health care

https://www-sciencedirect-com.summit.csuci.edu/science/article/pii/S0029655418304949

Charnamarge:
 * LGBTQ youth often fear being misunderstood and report fear of harassment due to gender identity or sexual orientation. Improving access to gender-affirming care is an important means of improving health outcomes for the transgender population. LGBTQ+ people experience a number of health disparities. They're at higher risk of certain conditions, and have less access to health care. For example, LGBTQ+ people have higher rates of HPV infection. Which makes things worst for those individuals because they are more likely to be refused  for health care services or be harassed by health care providers. In order to reduce these issues we need provided specific training on LGBTQ+ health issues for health providers and overall educate healthcare, teachers and more on LGBTQ+ health.

There is a third piece to this puzzle we can add too - methods that have been beneficial in addressing these issues in primary school and college campuses. Inclusivity talks, as well as allowing for LGBTQ+ students to discuss relevant issues at designated times in class, can help to prevent the disconnect many of them experience through their early social development. Likewise, generalized and more specific anti-bullying laws can help to reduce not only homophobic rhetoric and physical violence, but also cut down racial issues and other minority troubles in schools as well.

Removing Barriers to LGBTQ Student Safety and Achievement

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1257768.pdf


 * This article explains in more detail some of the points I have mentioned above. It focuses less on interconnections and more on direct steps taken by schools to reduce bullying, as well as statistics for successful results.

TPat25: "Another section that is crucial to the topic is LGBT youth vulnerability as pertains to juvenile justice. There is significant bias that exists within these institution and LGBT youth are particularly susceptible to juvenile justice entanglement for a number of reasons . Research shows that nearly 30% of LGBT youth will face familial violence and 26% will leave their homes and experience homeless due to safety concerns . Homelessness and truancy due to youth safety concerns, increases the chance that LGBT youth will engage in high-risk behaviors such as theft and survival sex leading to an increased risk of policing and punishment by criminal justice institutions . Homophobia and heterosexism is found in administrative policy leading to inequitable treatment of LGBT youth . It is also noted that LGBT youth within detention facilities are denied roommates and receive differential treatment and most frequently, verbal abuse from staff and other youths. . This section should be further elaborated upon as LGBT youth and juvenile justice is an expansive topic. Depending on the length of the section, LGBT Juvenile Justice may serve well as its own article."M1996G: (perhaps insert your addition on how to address vulnerability here, between paragraphs) "- insert topic addition here -"TPat25: "The preceding section commenting on the proposed solutions to youth vulnerability can be a useful way to give context to the topics discussed and act as a segue into the final section of the media and youth vulnerability. This section discusses National Coming Out Day, and such organizations as The Trevor Project and the It Gets Better Project as these are additional ways that the media and popular culture have helped to increase visibility on Youth Vulnerability with respect to suicide, depression and interpersonal connectedness. Perhaps, though, that this is a better sub-section within the health studies section as this is how popular culture have addressed these vulnerabilities."