Being a teenager can be rough. But the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) latest report is a wake-up call to just how much harder it can be for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens.
One of the most sobering statistics in the national study, which surveyed 10,000 LGBT-identified youth ages 13-17, is while 67 percent of straight teens say they are happy, only 37 percent of LGBT teens say they are.
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