A new study by the American Psychological Association (APA) has found record numbers of young LGBTQ+ teens are coming out to their parents, with 66% saying they are out to their mother and a further 49% reporting coming out to their father.
The survey interviewed 1,194 queer-identifying teenagers who either identified as a boy or were assigned male at birth. Overall, more than half of gay and bisexual teenage boys said they were out to their parents, compared to less than 40% in the 1990s.
However, black and Asian teens were considerably less likely to be out to their parents than white respondents, while those who identified as something other than gay or bisexual were also more likely to be closeted.