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July 10, 2024
Making Relationship Programs More Inclusive For LGBTQ+ Youth:
Findings From the FRAMING Research Project
The number of young people in the United States who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) has increased substantially in recent years. Although the topics addressed in healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs tend to be applicable to young people of any gender who are interested in both heterosexual and non-heterosexual relationships, few programs explicitly address these topics from the LGBTQ+ perspective.
Join us as we discuss common challenges HMRE programs face related to serving LGBTQ+ youth and promising strategies for making HMRE programs more inclusive for this population.
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