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The Importance of Social Media When It Comes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen
By Amber Leventry — 2019
For LGBTQ youth in particular, the Internet can be a refuge—a safe place to feel less alone. For queer youth to feel normal, they need to see, read and hear the voices of others who look like them and use the same identifying labels.
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