Verbal and Physical abuse as stressors in the lives of lesbian gay male and bisexual youths
Lesbian, gay male and bisexual youths are disproportionately at risk of stressors that are injurious to themselves and others, in some cases the treat for youths is not merely their mental health but their very lives. ... One of the major problem for youths age 16 to 22 years, were their perceived need to keep their homo sexuality a secret and their belief that they were rejected by mainstream society because of their homo sexuality.