EDUCATING
AMERICA
GROWING UP IN LGBT AMERICA
Over one-half of LGBT youth (54
percent) say they have been verbally
harassed and called names involving anti-
gay slurs;
Nearly half of LGBT youth (47 percent)
say they do not “fit in” in their commu-
nity while only 16 percent of non-LGBT
youth feel that way;
67 percent of straight youth describe
themselves as happy but this number
drops to 37 percent among LGBT young
people;
83 percent of LGBT youth believe they
will be happy eventually, but only 49
percent believe they can be happy if they
stay in the same city or town;
6 in 10 LGBT youth say their family is ac-
cepting of LGBT people, while a third say
their family is not;
92 percent say they hear negative mes-
sages about being LGBT – 60 percent
say those messages come from elected
leaders.
When asked to describe their most im-
portant problem, straight teens articu-
lated the usual challenges of grades and
college and finances. On the other hand
LGBT teens’ worries were directly related
to their identity as LGBT including non-
accepting families and bullying.
In The Human Rights Commission's
study on LGBTQ Youth 10,000 youth
participated. The study included a
corallary of straight teens.
Just Out’s Guide to Bars, Food, and Nightlife
SW
Boxes/Red Cap Garage
1035 SW Stark St • 503-226-4171
www.boxxes.com
Fez Ballroom
316 SW 11th Ave • 503.221.7262
www.fezballroom.com
Scandal’s
1125 SW Stark St • 503-227-5887
www.scandalspdx.com
Silverado
318 SW Third Ave • 503-224-4493
www.silveradopdx.com
NW
Casey’s
610 NW Couch St • 503-224-9062
www.caseyspdx.net
C.C. Slaughters
219 NW Davis St • 503-248-9135
www. ccslaughterspdx.com
Darcelle XV Showplace
208 NW Third Ave • 503-222-5338
www.darcellexv.com
Embers Avenue
110 NW Broadway • 503-222-3082
Fox & Hounds
www.hrc.org/youth
217 NW Second Ave • 503-243-5530
Hamburger Mary’s
19 NW Fifth Ave • 503-688-1200
www.hamburgermarys.com/pdx
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Hobo’s
120 NW Third Ave • 503-224-3285
www. hobospdx.com
SE
Crush
1400 SE Morrison St • 503-235-8150
www. crushbar.com
Holocene
1001 S.E. Morrison St • 503.239.7639
www.holocene.org
Starky’s
2913 SE Stark St • 503-230-7980
www. starkys.com
Hawk PDX
234 SE Grand Ave • 503-946-8659
www. hawkspdx.com
NE
Joq’s
2512 NE Broadway • 503-287-4210
Local Lounge
3536 NE MLK • 503-282-1833
www.local-lounge.com
Steam PDX
2885 NE Sandy Blvd • 503-736-9999
www.steamportland.com
North
The Eagle Portland
835 N Lombard St • 503-283-9734
www.eagleportland.com
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