“Hello! I'm Julia Allen, about to be a junior at Northgate High School. While rushing to finish AP Art summer assignments, I created my first ever piece of political art, and Frances's recent post on Instagram inspired me to submit it. Thank you for inspiring people to speak their truths; here is a piece of mine.”
IG: @jvliaallen
Text from art:
“4 in 10 LGBT youth (42%) say the community in which they live is not accepting of LGBT people.”
“LGBT youth are twice as likely as their peers to say they have been physically assaulted”
“Roughly three-quarters (73%) of LGBT youth say they are more honest about themselves online than in the real world.”
“92% of LGBT youth say they hear negative messages about being LGBT. The top sources are school, the Internet, and their peers.”
“68% of LGBT youth say they hear negative messages about being LGBT from elected leaders.”
“LGBT youth out to their immediate families are more likely to report being happy than those who are not out.”
“Highly rejected LGBTQ young people are 8 times as likely to have attempted suicide”
“Highly rejected LGBTQ young people are nearly 6 times as likely to report high levels of depression.”
“Highly rejected LGBTQ young people are more than 3 times as likely to use illegal drugs”