Sexual, dating, and bullying-related forms of violence targeting LGBTQ+ youth among a population-based sample of California high school students.

Sabrina C Boyce, Ricardo Vera Monroy, Emma Jackson, Riley Saham, Jay G Silverman

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Sabrina C BoyceCommunity Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #6130, Berkeley, CA, USA. Boyce.sabrina@berkeley.edu.

Ricardo Vera MonroyCommunity Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #6130, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Emma JacksonCommunity Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #6130, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Riley SahamCommunity Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way #6130, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Jay G SilvermanDepartment of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences, Celia S. Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.

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CDC HHS U01CE003201

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Abstract

LGBTQ+ youth experience inequitably high risk for bullying, sexual violence (SV), and dating violence (DV), disproportionately disrupting their social, educational, financial, and health opportunities. LGBTQ+ youth may even be targeted for distinct forms of violence based on their LGBTQ+ identity (e.g., unwanted sexual contact to "prove" one's gender or sexual orientation), yet little is known from population-based studies. This study provides prevalences for a range of ways LGBTQ+ youth are specifically targeted for bullying, SV, and DV using data from a population-based sample of 9th and 11th grade LGBTQ+ youth from 30 public schools in California (N = 2,284) in 2021-2022. Generalized estimating equations with robust standard errors were used to estimate the association between LGBTQ+ youths' experiences of LGBTQ+-targeted violence and mental health, academic performance, and school connection. Results indicate that these forms of violence are prevalent, especially among transgender boys and nonbinary youth, and are associated with significantly higher risk for depressive symptoms, suicidality, school absenteeism, worse academic grades, lower school connection, and lower perceived safety while at school. This evidence calls for continued research to better understand the unique ways LGBTQ+ youth experience SV, DV, and bullying to ensure LGBTQ+ youth have access to a safe and supportive education.

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BullyingIntimate Partner ViolenceSex OffensesSexual and Gender MinoritiesStudentsAdolescentCaliforniaFemaleGender-Nonconforming PersonsHumansMaleSchoolsBullyingGender minority youthLGBTQ+ youthSexual violenceViolence

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PMID42049835

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-48315-7

PMCPMC13315587

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