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Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure and Sexual Communication Topics within Families
Linda Charmaraman1, Jennifer M Grossman1, Amanda M Richer1
1Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
Abstract:
Few studies compare family communication about sex and relationships for sexual minority youth versus hetero-sexual teenagers. Further, existing studies often focus on mothers, overlooking fathers and extended family. Our survey of 952 adolescents aged 14-21 included 115 adolescents disclosing non-heterosexual attraction. Mothers offered more sexual protection methods messages to their non-SM teens, whereas fathers talked less with SM teens about risks of sex and relational sex. Most participants identified mothers, sisters, and female cousins, with male SMs having the highest number of disclosures to family members, whereas female and non-binary SMs confided in fewer family members or no one.
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