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"Girls who labeled themselves as lesbian or bisexual were especially at risk for unequal treatment," said Himmelstein. "They reported experiencing twice as many police stops, arrests and convictions as other girls who had engaged in similar behavior. Although we did not explore the experiences of transgender youth, anecdotal reports suggest that they are similarly at risk for excessive punishment."

Uh huh, it's the rainbow, the = sign, and the transgendered unicorn bumperstickers, right? The more likely cause is that kids who engage in high risk behavior, who consciously see themselves in opposition to societal norms, are more likely to exhibit behavior that will get them noticed and stopped by cops. Besides, bumperstickers aside, how would the cops know that the arrested chick was lesbian or bisexual unless she announced, "Hey, pig, I'm a lesbian/bisexual and you're effing oppressing me by stopping me like you did." Did the researchers bother to investigate behavior of the individual after being stopped but before the "punishment"? The funniest thing above, though, is this: "they [the girls who labeled themselves as lesbian or bisexual] reported experiencing twice as many police stops, arrest and convictions as other girls who had engaged in similar behavior." How in the world would these girls know the statistics? Oh, yeah, they're the sexually-oppressed. They automatically know such things.

There is a strange occuring in the universe, particularily in the space that the United States occupies. When a police officer observes a vehicle violating a law, they pull said vehicle over.
But, I can see, hell Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles can seeit also, where this thing is headed, and Ray Charles has been dead for years:” They only stopped me because I am gay[queer]” A play on the “They stopped me bacause I am Black” trick.

It worked for the Blacks.

The strange thing was, that they never mentioned how quick a White person driving in the Black section of town would be pulled over when a officer saw them..

Before PCness took over, many studies showed a strong association of alcohol and drug use with homosexuality. Did this researcher determine what, exactly, these self-identified teen lesbians were pulled over by the cops for? Did she go on what the teens said happened? Did she search out police records?