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One third of teens in foster care identify as LGBTQI, but only eleven percent of the general population identifies as such. As we previously cited , Stephen Wilson, the author of the report on these findings, (summarized in Reuters ) told The Daily Texan that he wants to know if the high rate of LGTBQI youth results from increased rates of removal from their families of origin, from less success achieving permanent placements because of their identity, or some combination of these factors.
Data points proposed under the Obama Administration were cut down from 272 to 183, maintaining only one question concerning LGBTQI status: whether a child’s sexual identity caused conflict that led to their placement in care.