The People in Your Neighborhood: Working with Sexual and Gender Minority Youth as Victims of Sexual Violence

The current study examined the efficacy of an affirmative group cognitive behavioral intervention on the sexual self-efficacy level of sexual and gender minority youths (SGMY). SGMY (n=30) between the age of 15 and 18 participated in a series of eight cognitive behavioral-focused groups. They also completed measures on sexual self-efficacy before and after the intervention. Paired sample t-test was chosen as method of analysis. The results indicated a statistically significant increase in protection sexual self-efficacy but not in abstinence sexual self-efficacy post intervention.The current study concluded that affirmative groups that utilize cognitive behavioral therapy show promise for SGMY. Group content and process is detailed, and key components of groups designed to improve the sexual health of SGMY are discussed.

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Differences by sex and gender in the association between minority stress and alcohol use among sexual and gender minority youth: A daily diary study

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114679 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 114679

Author(s):

W.J. Kiekens ◽

L. Baams ◽

R. Veenstra

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Minority Stress ◽

Daily Diary ◽

Minority Youth ◽

Diary Study ◽

Sex And Gender ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Daily Diary Study ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

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Generating Intervention Concepts for Reducing Adolescent Relationship Abuse Inequities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Protocol for an Online, Longitudinal, Human-Centered Design Study (Preprint)

JMIR Research Protocols ◽

10.2196/26554 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Robert W. S. Coulter ◽

Shannon Mitchell ◽

Kelly Prangley ◽

Seth Smallwood ◽

Leyna Bonanno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Minority Youth ◽

Design Study ◽

Human Centered Design ◽

Relationship Abuse ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

Adolescent Relationship Abuse ◽

And Gender ◽

Adolescent Relationship

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Effective Screening and Treatment to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.2021-051831 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 148 (4) ◽

pp. e2021051831

Author(s):

Pamela J. Murray ◽

Brian C. Thoma

Keyword(s):

Suicide Risk ◽

Minority Youth ◽

Effective Screening ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

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Comparing Factors Shaping Sexual Violence Perpetration for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Cisgender Heterosexual Youth

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211021998 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110219

Author(s):

Ronita Nath ◽

Michele Ybarra ◽

Margaret MacAulay ◽

Koby Oppenheim ◽

Lauren Jackson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Violence ◽

Prevention Education ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Normative Expectations ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender ◽

Heterosexual Youth

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience higher rates of sexual violence victimization than their cisgender heterosexual counterparts. Very little is known about how the minority status of SGM youth contextualizes their victimization and perpetration experiences. In one-on-one interviews with 39 SGM youth and 11 cisgender heterosexuals (non-SGM) youth, we compared the contextual factors shaping sexual violence victimization and perpetration between the two groups using a qualitative descriptive approach. Interviews highlighted how SGM youth continue to experience extensive discrimination that negatively impacts all aspects of their lives, while non-SGM youth do not discuss having to navigate stigma and discrimination in their lives. SGM youth pointed to a lack of understanding of sexual violence within the SGM community. Both groups believed that SGM perpetration was unlikely: while most SGM and non-SGM youth agreed that sexual violence between youth was a problem, same-gender perpetration was seldom discussed. Unlike their non-SGM counterparts, SGM youth felt that they were targeted because of their sexual and gender identity. SGM youth also felt that they were more vulnerable to sexual violence because of how they physically looked, particularly if their gender expression did not match cis-normative expectations. SGM youth reported facing unique pressures when seeking support as a victim, particularly a fear of being outed or stigmatized as part of the process. They also conveyed that SGM people worried about being treated unfairly if they reported sexual violence to authorities. Findings suggest that stigma and concerns of discrimination are unique aspects of sexual violence for SGM compared to non-SGM youth. All youth need to have access to sexual violence prevention education that includes SGM and non-SGM youth as both victims and perpetrators to begin addressing these noted disparities in experiences.

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