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there are about 9 million gay people in America
for every 10 people one is gay
1/3 of lesbian couples and 1/5 of gay couples have children
97% of students in public high schools reported regularly hearing homophobic remarks
New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Washington D.C. allow gay marriage
many organizations do not allow people to donate blood if they are gay due to a "risk of HIV"
the Don't Ask Don't Tell act allowed homosexuals to join the military but banned homosexual activity, it was repealed in 2011
in 2009 6,604 hate crimes were reported to the FBI and 18.5% were because of sexual orientation
47 states and Washington D.C. have anti hate crimes and only 24 states and D.C. include sexual orientation
between 20% and 40% of the 1.6 homeless youth in America is LGBT
26% of teens who came out to their parents were told to leave their home, others leave because of psychical, sexual and emotional abuse
Proposition 8 banned gay marriage in California in 2008 which was legal before the act
LGBTQ students were five times more likely to have skipped school in the past month than other students due to safety concerns

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