Sexual Risk Behavior Differences Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015 and 2017

Sexual minority youths (i.e., those identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or another nonheterosexuality identity or reporting same-sex attraction or sexual partners) are at higher risk than youths who are not sexual minority youth (nonsexual minority youth) for negative health behaviors and outcomes, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), pregnancy,* and related sexual risk behaviors . Less is known about sexual risk behavior differences between sexual minority youth subgroups. This is the first analysis of subgroup differences among sexual minority youths using nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data.

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