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The pandemic hit LGBTQ youth hard. Many turned to TikTok [sfchronicle.com]

 

By Malavika Kannan, San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 2021

Even before COVID-19 canceled San Francisco’s iconic Pride Parade for the second straight year, gay teen Steven Sutton was finding celebration and solidarity online.

On his TikTok account, between videos celebrating gay love and trolling Millennials, the 15-year-old San Mateo high schooler posts raw, vulnerable updates about his daily life and challenges. While Sutton is out to his family, he said he feels most comfortable among fellow queer Gen Zers, whom he perceives to be “the most mature and kindest.”

“To be out and gay at a young age requires a lot of introspection and maturity,” Sutton, a rising junior at Design Tech High School in Redwood City, told The Chronicle. “Never once on TikTok have I been told that my emotions are not valid. I get told that all the time in real life.”

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