welcome to the

a study for LGBTQ+ teens

TBH Study is a confidential online research study

  • Topic: LGBTQ+ youths’ social experiences and stressors

  • Conducted by the University at Buffalo

  • Parental permission not required

  • Complete several online surveys on your own mobile or desktop device over an 18-month period

  • Reminders will be sent by email and text every couple of months

  • Completion of surveys will earn you e-gift cards of your choice

  • eGift card options: Door Dash, Burger King, Ulta Beauty, Target, and many more

  • You can earn additional e-Gift cards when you refer your friends

To see if this study is right for you, take our screening survey.

interested?

about the study

This is a University at Buffalo study to learn more about queer youth’s social experiences.

We want to know how you cope with stress, as well as who and what helps you get through the difficult times.  We are inviting LGBTQ+ youth to share their experiences so that parents, schools and others can learn how to best support queer youth. We are particularly interested in hearing from transgender and gender expansive youth. 

If eligible, you will have the opportunity to earn e-gift cards of your choice (e.g., Door Dash, Burger King, Ulta Beauty, Target, and many more) by answering confidential, online surveys.

How You Help

Your answers will be used to help protect the rights of LGBTQ+ teens by informing policy changes and interventions. As we all know, the rights of queer folks across the nation are under attack so it’s critical for your voices to be heard. 

To see if this study is right for you, take our screening survey.

interested?

study info




Why are we doing this study?

We want all queer teens to live their best lives. To do so, we need to know what challenges you face and how you manage those challenges to best understand ways to help all LGBTQ+ youth. 



who can participate?

You must: 

  • see yourself as queer or LGBTQ+ (you don’t have to be out though!)
  • identify as trans, non-binary, cisgender, or anywhere on the gender spectrum.



What will participants have to do?

You will answer a series of surveys on your computer or mobile device. You will get e-gift cards for completing each of these surveys.




What kind of things will you talk about?

We want to hear about relationships with your family and friends and your experiences at school. Including challenges and also what makes you happy.




is it confidential?

Your participation is confidential and you don’t need your parents’ permission to participate! All of the surveys are sent to your email so you can answer them in a private setting at your own pace.



how many people will you need?

500 queer teens with a diversity of gender and sexual identities. You can earn additional e-gift cards by helping us reach that goal by referring your LGBTQ+ friends to the study.

What to expect

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interested?

To see if this study is right for you, take our screening survey.





who is running it?

Drs. Amy Hequembourg and Jennifer Livingston and the TBH team are running this study. This study is being conducted through the University at Buffalo, SUNY, School of Nursing and is funded by the National Institutes of Health.