What would it take for love to win?

LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of suicide and violent crime. Teenage years can be difficult for everyone, but for lgbtq youth they can be especially dangerous. Why is that the case though? Well, our attitudes and beliefs about LGBTQ+ people are part of the problem.

This is Episode 5 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take Love to Conquer All?

Links to sources from the episode:

The Reformation Project -
https://reformationproject.org/

PBS News Hour article -
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/study-finds-lgbtq-people-much-likelier-to-be-crime-victims

GAP LGBTQ Religion Project PDF -
https://ourgap.org/resources/Documents/GAP%20LGBT-Religion%20Project.pdf

Q Christian Fellowship Prayer Wall -
https://www.qchristian.org/prayerwall

HuffPost nest article, _Chilling Study Sums Up Link Between Religion And Suicide For Queer Youth -
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-youth-religion-suicide-study_n_5ad4f7b3e4b077c89ceb9774

The Trevor Project national survey results -
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Trevor-Project-National-Survey-Results-2019.pdf

CDC resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health -
https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth.htm

NBS news article, _Nearly 1 in 5 hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias, FBI finds -
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-5-hate-crimes-motivated-anti-lgbtq-bias-fbi-n1080891

Indiana Youth Group -
https://www.indianayouthgroup.org/

OK2BME article, WHAT DOES LGBTQ+ MEAN? -
https://ok2bme.ca/resources/kids-teens/what-does-lgbtq-mean/