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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not an expert, but is it possible that part of the problem is that he is in an environment where there aren't other gay men in his age group?  At 17, maybe he sees all of his friends dating and having romances and flirting, and yet he feels he's shut out from all of that because there aren't other gay teenagers in his social circle or at his school.

Is there perhaps some kind of LGBT teen support group he could join?  It might add to his life a social element and outlet that he craves.  And it might be the thing that motivates him to pursue treatment for the depression b/c he'll see that there is a social life ahead of him, that he won't always be so isolated.

I could be way off base.  It's just a thought.  I had a friend in high school who was gay and very depressed.  A lot changed when he graduated high school and moved to an area where there were actually other gay men his age who were out of the closet.  The depression was still there, but he was more open to treating it because he saw that a dimension of his life that was always missing (the opportunity to date and have relationships) suddenly opened up.  It gave him a hope that hadn't really existed before.

Again, I could be way off base.  But in addition to continuing to urge him to see someone about the depression, I would try to find some sort of LGBT group for teens.  [/quote]

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