Adolescent Diversity in Sexuality and Identity

The participants’ age ranged from 14 to 18 years. Most of the participants (36/50, 72%) identified their sex as female. Furthermore, 66% (33/50) of the participants identified as White, 12% (6/50) as African American or Black, 8% (4/50) as Asian, and 14% (7/50) as other. Of the 50 participants, 8 (16%) indicated Hispanic or Latinx origin. Participants also indicated their sexual orientation, of which 72% (36/50) identified as heterosexual and 18% (9/50) identified as bisexual. Homosexual, queer, and pansexual identities were indicated by 1 participant for each category, and 2 participants preferred not to answer. The sexual orientation of the sample was consistent with national demographic data [26 ]. Although 54% (27/50) of the sample was from Colorado, there were participants from 12 other states, including New York, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Vermont, and Florida. Table 1 provides the detailed demographic information.