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New study coauthored by UC Riverside's Brandon Andrew Robinson highlights that Latinx grandparents create a sense of safety for their LGBTQ+ grandchildren.

Latinx grandparents create a sense of safety for their LGBTQ+ grandchildren

Findings come from a new research study coauthored by UCR’s Brandon Andrew Robinson.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Social Science / Education
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Aunts, aunties, and ‘tías’ offer protection to their LGBTQ youth relatives

Study on youth from the Inland Empire and South Texas points to how these “othermothers” offer emotional safety, housing stability.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Social Science / Education
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Grant will fund study of link between LGBTQ youth homelessness and extended family support

A National Science Foundation grant helps researchers track 83 participants in the Inland Empire and South Texas.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Social Science / Education