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The percent of LGBTQ children in the juvenile justice system (20 percent) is more than two times that of LGBTQ youth in the general population (7-9 percent); 85 percent are LGBTQ children of color

Home / glossary / The percent of LGBTQ children in the juvenile justice system (20 percent) is more than two times that of LGBTQ youth in the general population (7-9 percent); 85 percent are LGBTQ children of color

Center for American Progress, Movement Advancement Project, and Youth First. 2017. “Unjust: LGBTQ Youth Incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System,” p. 2. https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lgbtq-incarcerated-youth.pdf.

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