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After a three-year review o f existing re
search on queer youth, Allen, the organization’s
president,found that anti-G LB T Q oppression
is as visible and hateful as ever.
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The National GLBTQ _Youth Foundation
aims to counter these messages by funding
and helping to facilitate programs that em
power queer youth and also to improve sup
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port after the fact by managing multi-center
psychological research studies addressing the
harm caused by anti-GLBTQ_oppression.
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“We did a very thorough review o f psy
alarming lack o f psychological research about
G L B T Q _ youth,” Allen explained. Despite
week after Arceneaux’s 28th birthday, as he
the fact there are estimated to be more than
was getting dressed after a shower, Cygan
6 million queer youth in the United States,
entered the apartment with a H arpo producer
according to Allen, less than .01 percent o f
and camera in hand.
adolescent psychological research includes
“I’m about to surprise [my partner] with
This lack o f research makes it difficult to
mind,” Cygan said to the camera before enter
appropriately treat mental illness in queer
ing the apartment. “I’m about to go inside and
youth, who are more likely than their straight
tell him that The Oprah Show is sending us to see
peers to experience depression, anxiety, home
Cher in Las Vegas. H e’s going to freak out.”
lessness and suicidal ideation. Allen attributed
Excited to be seeing Cher in concert, Ar-
these higher rates o f emotional distress to
ceneaux was doubly shocked when the singer
anti-GLBTQ _oppression, which can be made
called to him from the stage, saying, “G et your
worse by the 40 percent o f psychologists
surprised ass down here.”
he said admit to not using a gay-affirmative
After the April 17 show, Arceneaux was
invited backstage to meet his idol.
You have made me feel so comfortable in my
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own skin, and you have allowed me to love
hoped to be in a position to provide grants by
myself,” Arceneaux told Cher.
the final fiscal quarter o f the year.
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confirmation o f the power o f believing in
decrease that anti-gay rhetoric and improve
dreams.
evidence-based social support,” Allen said.
“I would tell my friends and family all
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