The present study provides critical contributions to the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) emerging adults by examining the role of family and sexuality specific family support, as well as the moderating effect of gender, on sexual identity development. Specifically, the role of mother and father rejection and sexuality specific family support on both affirmed identity and identity struggles of students were assessed. Using a sample of 338 LGBTQ emerging adults at a midwestern University, findings illustrate that for sexual identity development, mother and father parental rejection positively influenced identity struggles while sexuality specific family support positively influenced affirmed identity. Also, moderation by participant gender was not supported. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

This study provides critical contributions to the study of gay, lesbian bisexual, transgender, queer (GLBTQ) college students by examining the role of family and microaggressions on psychological intimate partner violence. Specifically, the role of interparental conflict, harsh parenting, and microaggressions on psychological perpetration and victimization are assessed. This study includes 379 GLBTQ individuals and findings from structural equation modeling illustrate that although mother interparental conflict, mother harsh parenting, and microaggressions were all significantly correlated with psychological victimization and perpetration, once all variables were added to the model, only microaggressions were significantly positively associated with both perpetration and victimization of psychological violence. Also, moderation by participant gender and if the participant was out to a parent or not was not supported. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

Many adolescent health surveys ask if respondents are male or female. Non-response may be due to fear of de-anonymisation or being a gender-nonconforming youth. The present study investigates the frequency of non-response and its potential reasons. To this end, data from 54,833 adolescents aged 11–18 from six countries, participating in the 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, were analysed. Respondents were divided into three groups: (1) “Responders” who answered both questions on age and gender, (2) “Age non-responders” who did not answer the question on age, and (3) “Gender non-responders” who answered the question on age but not the one on gender. These groups were compared regarding their non-response to other questions and regarding their health. Overall, 98.0% were responders, 1.6% were age non-responders and 0.4% were gender non-responders. On average, age non-responders skipped more questions (4.2 out or 64) than gender non-responders (3.2) and responders (2.1). Gender non-responders reported more psychosomatic complaints, more frequent substance use and lower family support than responders. This study shows that age and gender non-responders differ in their response styles, suggesting different reasons for skipping the gender question. The health disparities found between the groups suggest that further research should use a more nuanced approach, informed by LGBT+ youth’s insights, to measure sex assigned at birth and gender identity.

Les jeunes s’identifiant comme étant des personnes trans ou non binaires (TNB) sont exposé·e·s au risque de vivre différentes formes de discrimination, d’abus et de violence de la part des membres de leur famille ou de leur entourage. Cet article a pour but de : 1) faire un portrait des jeunes TNB ayant vécu un ou des types d’abus ; 2) cerner le contexte particulier de cette violence et de ses répercussions sur le bien-être des jeunes TNB. Les données ont été recueillies dans le cadre de « l’Enquête canadienne sur la santé des jeunes trans et non binaires » (ECSJT) menée au pays en 2019. L’échantillon est composé de 220 jeunes TNB âgé·e·s de 14 à 25 ans résidant dans la province de Québec. Des analyses de Test T et Chi carré ont été menées. Elles montrent que près de la moitié de l’échantillon a subi des violences sexuelles (44,1 %) et près de 20 % de l’échantillon a été blessé physiquement par un membre de la famille, phénomène plus fréquemment rencontré chez les 14 à 17 ans (34,2 %) que chez les 18 à 25 ans (14,6 %). En contrôlant pour l’âge, il y avait une association significative entre les liens familiaux et les chances d’être victime (p <.001) ou d’avoir été témoin (p =.03) de violences impliquant un·e membre de la famille. Les résultats de l’enquête en ligne sont cohérents avec les différentes études soulignant les abus et la violence vécus par les jeunes des minorités sexuelles.