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Observational Study on State Laws and Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

This study is looking at how different state laws affect the risk of sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) among young people (ages 13-18) who identify as sexual and/or gender minorities. Researchers are observing existing laws, not creating new ones. They are studying laws like anti-bullying legislation, bans on conversion therapy, and laws about gender-affirming care. The goal is to understand if supportive laws lower the risk of violence, and if restrictive laws increase it. They will also see if a state's social climate, like how much stigma there is towards sexual and gender minority people, changes these effects. This study uses information from surveys already collected from youth across the U.S. between 2017 and 2025.

Study design
This is an observational study, meaning researchers are looking at existing data rather than assigning treatments. It involves approximately 30 states and uses information from a large number of youth surveys.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study uses data collected biennially (every two years) from 2017 to 2025 to measure violence victimization.

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NCT07729644

Evaluation of State-Level Sexual and Gender Minority Laws for the Primary Prevention of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in the U.S.

Not Yet Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 13–18Observational
University of California, Berkeley
~30 participants
Updated 2026-07-29 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Enumerated anti-bullying state legislationConversion therapy state legislationGender-affirming care state legislation

At a glance

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What they're measuring
Past 12-Month Sexual Violence Victimization
Measured over Past 12 months at each biennial YRBSS survey administration (repeated cross-sectional assessments from 2017 to 2025)
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Conditions

Sexual Violence
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Study leadership

  • Sabrina C Boyce, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, Berkeley

Who to contact

Sabrina C Boyce, PhD
[email protected]
916-709-1123
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Ages 13-18 years
Resides in a U.S. state selected for the study
Self-identifies as a sexual and/or gender minority (for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, questioning, asexual, nonbinary, transgender, or another non-heterosexual or non-cisgender identity)
Able to complete the interview in English
Sufficient literacy to review age-appropriate assent materials

What this trial measures

  • Past 12-Month Sexual Violence VictimizationPast 12 months at each biennial YRBSS survey administration (repeated cross-sectional assessments from 2017 to 2025)

    Binary self-reported YRBSS item indicating sexual violence victimization in the past 12 months. Risk ratios estimated comparing states with and without specific SGM laws.

  • Past 12-Month Intimate Partner Violence VictimizationPast 12 months at each biennial YRBSS survey administration (repeated cross-sectional assessments from 2017 to 2025)

    Binary composite of two self-reported YRBSS items indicating physical dating violence or sexual dating violence in the past 12 months, coded as victimization if either item is endorsed. Risk ratios estimated comparing states with and without specific SGM laws.