John Proctor, 21, a member of Allsorts Youth Project in Brighton and Hove, conducted a study called Clear Night Sky that found high rates of homelessness, self-harm and unemployment among lesbian, gay and bisexual 14- to 21-year-olds (YPN, 29 September-5 October, p11).
In a letter responding to the study, Hodge said such monitoring would be "an intrusion" of young people's privacy.
The minister wrote: "Personal advisers would need to ask all young people their sexuality. This could deter young people from using the service."
Proctor said: "Connexions is already collecting sensitive data on young people, so I don't believe collecting information on sexuality will put them off."
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