Support from parents and other adults plays a key role in reducing rates of HIV among transgender youth, according to a study published this month in the journal Pediatrics.
The study’s authors found that transgender and nonbinary youth often lack access to critical support systems to educate them about safer sex practices.
The research team conducted three-day focus groups with 30 young people ages 13 to 24 and found that respondents widely lacked “affirmative and culturally competent”