U.S. high school students with feelings of hopelessness, 2021, by sexual identity
In 2021, around 69 percent of LGBQ+ high school students in the United States reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year, compared to 35 percent of heterosexual students. This graph presents the percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year, by sexual identity.