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According to a recent article in the Journal of Research on Adolescence, approximately 2.5% of LGBTQ+ adolescents in the U.S. identify as questioning when it comes to their sexual orientation (Puhl, 2021).

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Learn why experts see questioning and exploring sexual orientation as a natural process in adolescent development and how parents and other adults can be supportive of teens who are questioning their sexual orientation.

How to support adolescents questioning their sexuality

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References:

Online MSW Programs. (2021, February). How to support adolescents questioning their sexuality. https://www.onlinemswprograms.com/resources/supporting-questioning-adolescents/

Puhl, Rebecca M., et al. (2019). Evidence of diverse identities in a large national sample of sexual and gender minority adolescents. The Journal of Research on Adolescence. Volume 30, Number 52, pp. 431-442.

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Questioning Teens

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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.

Questioning Teens

Featured Content

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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