Health Issues of Gay and Lesbian Youth: Implications for Schools

Isolation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth: a dimensional concept analysis

“…Victimization referred to the family, friends and peers who ignored, physically assaulted and verbally assaulted the LGBT individual (Uribe , Giorgis et al . ). The aforementioned studies described the victimization as leading to isolation.…”

“…Two referred to the feelings of not having social support systems (Black & Underwood , Giorgis et al . ), while others referred to being isolated from supportive environments (Jordan , Rosenberg ).…”

“…Giorgis et al . () also made the important distinction that LGBT youth might also feel victimized by society, which can also lead to isolation.…”