supporting all young people banner   'It's hard to find an adult
you can trust with the truth and how you really feel.' Judy, 14
Being lesbian, gay or bisexual is not in itself a problem, or a
risk, for young people. Young people experience problems when
other people (teachers, doctors, parents and family, friends,
youth workers, faith leaders and other young people) respond
negatively to the fact that they are lesbian, gay or bisexual.
Read the Education Guide Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual
young people.  Who might be gay or lesbian   Homophobic
bullyingLesbian, gay and bisexual young people grow up in all
sorts of families and come from all sorts of backgrounds. People
realise that they are lesbian, gay or bisexual at different
stages in their lives. So even if a young person seems to have
been heterosexual in the past, it doesn't mean they are
heterosexual now. Similarly, one shouldn't assume that a young
person who identifies as bisexual is just in a phase and will
later on be lesbian, gay or hete