Youth survey finds gay students at risk

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By GayNZ.com Daily News Staff

A major New Zealand survey of over 9,000 secondary school students suggests that same-s e x-attracted youth experience greater levels of depression, suicide and self harm, are less likely to use condoms, and report higher levels of bullying and discrimination.

"The Youth '07 findings show significant gaps between the health and wellbeing of same-s e x and opposite-s e x-attracted youth," says Dr Simon Denny, Principal Investigator for Youth '07.

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This type of data has been out for a long time.

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All kids have a tendency to be melodramatic not just the gay cavalleros.

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That's not exactly shocking.

But the same can be said for children with a physical disability, unstable family life some other issues like tourettes. It's just something that adds more stress to an already difficult period of life.