A Canadian study of over 70,000 middle and high school students found that gay, lesbian, and bisexual young people were significantly more likely to experience pregnancy. For example, in the year 1998, 7.2% of lesbian and 10.6% of bisexual girls got pregnant compared to only 1.8% of heterosexual girls. Among boys in the same year, 9.6% of gay and 11.6% of bisexual boys got a girlfriend pregnant, compared to 1.5% of heterosexual boys. The study also found that this group of teens experiences sex at a young age - under 14 years old.
Researchers from University of British Columbia studied health surveys from 1992, 1998, and 2003. They speculated that gay and bisexual teens are under pressure to hide their sexual preferences, and pregnancy acts as a camouflage.
This study appeared in the
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality.
Labels: sex, pregnancy, gay
Posted By: Aspen Education Group