5 challenges faced by LGBT children

1. can't accept myself
No information or opportunity to affirm yourself
★ Even if you realize that you are LGBT, you cannot accept yourself.
★Increase self-denial, such as participating in bullying so as not to be bullied. 

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2. I can't let myself go
★I can't put myself out
★Fear of criticism and can't honestly say what I like
* You have to lie to protect yourself in order to pretend to be normal.
*Stress caused by repeated lies, etc.

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3. Can't see the future
★ It is difficult to imagine yourself as an adult without an LGBT role model.
★ Because it is considered "normal" to marry heterosexually and have children, they feel alienated and vaguely uneasy. 

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4. Life itself is difficult
* I can't wear the clothes of the gender I want
★ Difficulties in using gender-segregated spaces such as toilets and changing rooms
★Since the story progresses on the premise that everyone likes the opposite sex, you feel a sense of alienation, as if you don't exist.
★Difficulty in talking or consulting about same-sex lovers or romantic relationships
★ Even if you have a lover, you have to act as a friend in public, etc. 

5. Unforeseen danger
★ If you confess to someone of the same sex, you will be exposed to unpredictable dangers such as bullying and harassment starting the next day.
★ Family members find books and magazines about LGBT, etc. 

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2012/6/9