每日背誦第四期98
Statistics on gay youth illustrate some of the pain and isolation they face. Because many are rejected or disowned by their families, gay and lesbian teens make up 42 percent of the homeless youth in America. They also attempt suicide at a rate two to three times higher than that of their heterosexual counterparts, and are at greater risk for drug and alcohol abuse.
統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)表明了年輕同性戀者所面臨的痛苦和孤獨(dú)。由于許多同性戀者遭到家人的鄙棄甚至斷絕關(guān)系，美國無家可歸的年輕人中，男／女同性戀青少年就占了百分之四十二。他們企圖自殺的比率也比同齡的異性戀者高出二至三倍，吸毒和酗酒的危險(xiǎn)性也比較大。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于：少年“同志”)
