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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Especially in teen girls and even more so in teen girls with mental health problems it seems to be very common to experiment with orientations. If they are struggling with identity, it makes sense they are struggling in all realms.

[b]Same as how 50-60% of homeless kids identify as non-straight. Part of the culture.[/b] Teens in foster care/group homes also have much higher rates of non straight orientations.

When development hits big barriers (abuse, trauma, neglect, mental illness) one would expect that really all parts of development process would be impacted, including sexual orientation. People who identify as non straight report far more early life trauma.[/quote]

Did you ever think that these kids are being kicked out of their homes for being gay/bi?  [/quote]

That may be true for a very small proportion but for the most part it isn't. These aren't kids from great homes that are anti-gay. It is rarely situations where parents and straight sibs are at home having a great life and just this one child gets kicked out or leaves because s/he is gay. These are mostly kids from quite dysfunctional homes where there are tons of issues, and their parents and sibs are also having issues. And often these teens don't self-identity as non-straight until they are on the street. [/quote]

Link to reference on all of this info?  It seems like a lot of assumptions if you are not getting this from an actual study of homeless children and frankly it seems really unconvincing.[/quote]

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