The rate of attempted suicides among transgender people is far higher than the general population, and activists have warned it will worsen.
It is an academically researched fact that the rate of suicidal actions among transgender people, as well as LGBTQ+ individuals more broadly, is far higher than the wider population, particularly among young people.
The issue has come to light again as many states have introduced legislation to limit gender-affirming health care for young people identifying as transgender. Proponents say they are doing so over concerns that minors are being harmed by gender-affirming procedures, while opponents say they are limiting transgender rights and worsening the mental health of those who feel they are trapped in the wrong body.one 18-year-old transgender man warned that"transgender kids will die.
In this stock image, a transgender person looks into a mirror. Suicide attempts are higher among transgender people than the wider population, studies show."Transgender people have a 42 percent attempted suicide rate," Steven Crowder, a conservative commentator, wrote on March 28, in athat has been viewed more than 385,000 times and received more than 7,500 likes."American slaves & Jews in concentration camps didn't commit suicide at 19x more than the general population.
Transgender people have a 42% attempted suicide rate. American slaves & Jews in concentration camps didn't commit suicide at 19x more than the general population.Academics have noted instances of suicide among slaves brought to America, but they have not been able to make any strong assessments of the suicide rate among slaves as there is limited evidence. From that evidence, though, some have suggested it was very rare and seen as an act of rebellion.
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