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First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual High School Students’ Health - August 11, 2016

The first nationally representative study of U.S. lesbian, gay and bisexual high school students finds they experience substantially higher levels of physical and sexual violence and bullying than other students – and are at risk for several serious outcomes.

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Huffington Post Op-Ed Blog by Dr. Jonathan Mermin, NCHHSTP Director "Data Provide Insight to Improve Adolescents' Health" – October 6, 2015

International AIDS Conference 2014 - July 17, 2014

The 20th International AIDS Conference will take place from July 20-July 25. Throughout the conference, several CDC authors will present findings from their research in a number of topic areas, including a new analysis of trends in HIV testing and other HIV- and STD-related sexual risk behaviors among U.S. high school students.

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This bar chart shows the percentage of high school students who were ever forced to have sexual intercourse. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students (18 percent) were more than three times more likely to have ever been forced to have sexual intercourse than their heterosexual peers (5 percent). Percentage of Students Who Were Ever Physically Forced to Have Sexual Intercourse

Tiny version of graph showing Percentage of Sexually experienced youth HIV tested Percentage of Sexually experienced youth HIV tested

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Screen shot of video Youth Behaviors and HIV Risk with Dr. Laura Kann "Youth Behaviors and HIV Risk" with Dr. Laura Kann

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Fast Facts

Young people account for a disproportionate share of new HIV infections and STIs.
Only 1 in 5 sexually experienced US high school students have been tested for HIV.
Progress in reducing sexual risk among US youth has stalled in recent years.