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Prejudice, discrimination and ignorance cause measurable harm to LGBT+ people's health and wellbeing, but family support can make a big difference. I had my first brush with overt homophobia. From awkward confessions to sweet gestures, you'll be smiling from ear to ear as you watch these school boys take the leap of love.

So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the laughs and feels! Music. Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in all its fabulous forms. Watch TV programmes from the Loud and Proud collection on BBC iPlayer. Gays full-length movies» Gay videos for every taste. Sarah and Thomas are both gay, 17 years old, and living in Northern Ireland. They've each had their own troubling coming out experiences but through a local LGBT group, they've become the best of.

Young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people LGBT are more likely to suffer from suicidal thoughts than their straight friends, according to a new survey titled Youth Chances. The results suggested rates of self-harm were also higher in young LGBT people and that they were more likely to need help with depression and anxiety than heterosexual people of the same age.

Of those who responded, 6, were LGBT or questioning, were transgender and heterosexual and non-trans. The latest available figures from the NHS date back to Aaron is 18 from Liverpool. He told Newsbeat how he threw himself in front of a car when he was I broke both my legs and was in a wheelchair for six months," he said. He says he'd had a row with his dad about being gay.

Metro's figures suggest LGBT young people experience significantly higher levels of verbal, physical and sexual abuse.

Taz, 19, studies in Bradford. She came out to her family and school friends when she was There were rumours that we were in a relationship. Taz says young LGBT people find can find it hard to access support services. He says the survey responses should be "a wake up call". Suicidal teenagers 'let down'. Homophobic phrases upset gay pupils. Forced from their home for being gay.

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My 'horrendous' gay conversion in UK. Sunday Surgery: Am I Gay? Rethink - The mental health charity. By Declan Harvey. Sexual abuse. More on this story. Around the BBC. Related internet links. Metro Centre.