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Discrimination takes its toll

The combined impact of race-based discrimination and anti-LGBTQ+ bias is taking a toll on the emotional well-being of young people in the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Learn what a recent study has to say about the challenges facing these young people in the U.S.

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40% of AAPI LGBTQ youths have considered suicide in last year, report says

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Bellamy-Walker, Tat. (2022, April 20). 40% of AAPI LGBTQ youth have considered suicide in last year, report says. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/40-aapi-lgbtq-youths-considered-suicide-last-year-report-...

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Discrimination takes its toll

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Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

Discrimination takes its toll

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References:

Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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