Vulnerable LGBT teenagers --- I think we should pay more attention to LGBT teenagers in discussions like these. LGBT teens are already in a vulnerable position — both because LGBT rights are challenged, contested or outright rejected in many places of the world AND because they may not have any form of family support — but it can interact in unexpected ways with their use of the Internet. For LGBT teens the Internet can be a source of education, healthy friendships, leisure and personal development, but things can become dire if their parents learn of their sexual orientation. As such, many LGBT teens have a strong incentive to not inform their parents of their Internet usage, which places them under particular risk as they lack a support network in case they are targeted by a hostile person.

Source author: Gustavo Paiva gdp.direito@gmail.com