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Do sexual minority teenagers have greater health risks?

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Christine Garrington

People who identify as gay or bisexual have long been known to be more likely than others to be at risk from behaviour which can affect their health, such as drug-taking, drinking and not doing enough exercise. But how does this affect today’s teenagers? In an era of greater social liberalism might these differences be…

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