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Coming Out and Coming of Age

Season 27 Episode 43 | 56m 46s

Growing up can be hard enough. For LGBTQ+ youth, coming out adds to the pressures and challenges as they come of age. Studies have shown that LGBTQ+ youth are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. But when those kids are given access to LGBTQ-affirming spaces, they reported lower rates of suicide attempts, according to The Trevor Project.

Aired: 12/12/22
Extras
Economic stability in Black families through banking, credit, and entrepreneurship.
The City of Cleveland will be in the path of totality of a total solar eclipse.
Cleveland will host the 2024 NCAA Women’s Final Four.
Mayor Justin M. Bibb will discuss the foundational work and progress made.
Laurence Steinberg brings a lifetime of expertise in adolescence and emerging adulthood.
Justice Janet C. Protasiewicz is serving her first term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The City Club of Cleveland hosts the annual High School Debate Championship.
Five small to midsize theatre companies came together in Spring 2023 to share resources.
Over the last 50 years, Cleveland has lost about half its tree canopy.
Steven Dettelbach over sees the federal agency charged with protecting the public.
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Economic stability in Black families through banking, credit, and entrepreneurship.
The City of Cleveland will be in the path of totality of a total solar eclipse.
Cleveland will host the 2024 NCAA Women’s Final Four.
Mayor Justin M. Bibb will discuss the foundational work and progress made.
Laurence Steinberg brings a lifetime of expertise in adolescence and emerging adulthood.
Justice Janet C. Protasiewicz is serving her first term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The City Club of Cleveland hosts the annual High School Debate Championship.
Five small to midsize theatre companies came together in Spring 2023 to share resources.
Over the last 50 years, Cleveland has lost about half its tree canopy.
Steven Dettelbach over sees the federal agency charged with protecting the public.