In Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning Son or Daughter, author Kevin Jennings associates this statistic with the stressors gay youth face, such as:
- Increasing awareness of same sex attraction. (see Am I Gay?)
- Disclosure of sexual orientation to family and friends. (see Coming Out)
- Victimization provoked by their sexual orientation (verbal abuse, threats of physical violence, etc.). (see Gay Hate Crimes)
Prevent Gay Suicide!

