Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens singled out for punishment

Monday, December 6, 2010 - 13:10 in Health & Medicine

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents are about 40 percent more likely than other teens to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts, according to a study by Yale University researchers. Published in the January 2011 issue of the journal Pediatrics, the study is the first to document excessive punishment of LGB youth nationwide...

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