What The Study Did: This survey study found that transgender and gender-questioning high school students reported increased risk factors and worse outcomes, compared with cisgender youths, in bullying, sexual and dating violence, mental health and suicidality, and sexual risk behaviors and substance use.
Authors: Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D., M.H.A., of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.3087)
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