Survey: Third of LGBTQ Youth Participate in Sports

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A new survey from The Trevor Project has revealed insights into LGBTQ youths’ attitudes toward participation in sports.

According to the survey, which included data collected from an online survey conducted between October and December 2020 of 34,759 LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13–24, found that about 32 percent of LGBTQ youths actually participated in sports. Among those who participated in sports, 18 percent reported that they had heard negative things about LGBTQ people from a sports leader or coach, and 16 percent reported that they had heard positive things about LGBTQ people from a sports leader or coach.

Only 4 percent of LGBTQ youth athletes reported that they would talk to a sports leader or coach if they were having a really hard time or feeling sad, stressed, or depressed. 

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