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What can PARENTS Do To Help Their Teenagers!

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What can PARENTS Do To Help Their Teenagers!

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1. Support your child through their fight against sexual orientation. Do you know your teen is gay?

2. Talk to your teen about what they go through in school, at work, and out in the community when it comes to the bullying and harassment they go through.

3. Talk to the school about the situations your teen is going through.

4. Protecting their teens from harassment. Harassment is making demeaning or hurtful comments or actions that are known or should be known to be unwelcome.Two examples are:

-A landlord tells a lesbian tenant to “go live with people like yourself because you do not belong here.”

-Homophobic jokes or hints being made about a person's sexual orientation or same-sex relationship.

5.Protecting your teen from discrimination. Discrimination happens when a person is treated unequally or differently because of sexual orientation or a same-sex relationship, and it results in a disadvantage to that person. It is also against the law to tell others to discriminate because of sexual orientation. Discrimination can result from a person’s actions or from an organization’s rules and policies.

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The Fight Against Different Sexual Orientations!

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The Fight Against Different Sexual Orientations!

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Do you know your teenager is Gay? or even Bi-Sexual? I know my parents did not know I was Bi-Sexual for years!

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Being Gay doesn't Stop You From Being a Good Parent!

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Being Gay doesn't Stop You From Being a Good Parent!

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Negative Outcome to Being Discriminated for having a Different Sexual Orientation.

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Negative Outcome to Being Discriminated for having a Different Sexual Orientation.

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Gay men and lesbians have higher rates of mental health disorders than the rest of the population. They also have higher rates of obesity, smoking and unsafe alcohol and drug use, and are more likely to self-harm.
These conditions develop in response to different scenarios including:

‘coming out’, only to be rejected by family members and friends

being bullied or taunted by schoolmates on a daily basis

homophobic jokes or harassment in the workplace

being threatened or bashed when out on the street

hiding part of yourself in social situations for fear of being rejected or marginalized

feeling guilt and shame about your sexuality in the face of negative messages being delivered by the society around you.

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Being Gay doesn't Stop You From Being a Good Parent!

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Being Gay doesn't Stop You From Being a Good Parent!

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What Can Teenagers Do To Protect Themselves From Discrimination and Harassment.

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What Can Teenagers Do To Protect Themselves From Discrimination and Harassment.

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1. Talk to your parents, friends, family, boss, or even teacher about harassment and discrimination that you are experiencing,

2. Look into resources and support programs that help with sexual orientation issues

3. Don’t harass or discriminate someone that has a different sexual orientation than yourself.

4. Attend youth programs and activities that support different sexual orientation.

5. Learn websites and phone number to Crisis Lines and Support Lines for different sexual orientations.

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The Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) is a law that provides for equal rights and opportunities and recognizes the dignity and worth of every person in Ontario. The Code makes it against the law to discriminate against someone or to harass them because of their sexual orientation or their marital status. This includes same-sex relationships.

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Impact of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on Suicide Risk: Implications for Assessment and Treatment

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Impact of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on Suicide Risk: Implications for Assessment and Treatment

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Evidence indicates that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations are at increased risk for suicide.
There is strong evidence of elevated rates of suicide attempts in sexual minorities. Lifetime suicide attempts, on average, are 4-fold higher in gay and bisexual men, and twice as high in lesbian and bisexual women, compared with heterosexuals.

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1. https://settlement.org/ontario/health/sexual-and-reproductive-health/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/where-can-i-find-support-groups-for-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-queer-or-questioning-lgbtq-newcomers/
2. https://pflagcanada.ca/
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Online Support when it comes to discrimination and harassment.

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Online Support when it comes to discrimination and harassment.

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1.  http://www.youthline.ca/get-support/links-resources/
2. https://www.sexandu.ca/lgbttq/coming-out/
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