Youth can be defined as an individual, male, female, within the spectrum or non-binary under the age of 21 years old. Youths may identify within any gender identity or expression and any of the sexual orientations/identifier groups. In 2021, it was estimated that there would be 2.7 billion (32.7%) youths worldwide
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MARIE VON EBNER ESCHENBACH
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- Under 21 years of age
- Any gender identity
- Any sexuality orientation/identifier
- 26% (just over a quarter) of the world’s population is under the age of 15
- Figures vary; however, it is estimated that over 40% of LGBTQIA+ youth have experienced homelessness at some point
- According to research carried out by the CDC in 2015, 28% have been bullied electronically, which is and has continued to grow each year
- 18% of LGBT students have been forced to have sexual intercourse at some point, and 18% have experienced physical dating violence
- In research carried out by the HRC Foundation in 2018, of all 12,000 LGBT respondents that formed part of the study, ninety-five per cent of LGBTQIA+ youth reported trouble sleeping at night
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