Gay Grief Is Different

Contents:

• STUDY HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY, STRAIGHT SUICIS
• ‘SO BTERSWEET’: BODY OF STEPHEN SMH EXHUMED, REWARD OFFERED FOR RMATN ABOUT GAY TEEN’S MYSTER ATH
• WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SUICIS? FDGS FROM THE NATNAL VLENT DEATH REPORTG SYSTEM
• GABRIEL FERNANZ(GAY?) AUTOPSY REPORT: ALLEGEDLY ABED BY MOTHER AND BOYIEND

STUDY HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY, STRAIGHT SUICIS

While rearch has termed that gays and lbians are among the U.

‘SO BTERSWEET’: BODY OF STEPHEN SMH EXHUMED, REWARD OFFERED FOR RMATN ABOUT GAY TEEN’S MYSTER ATH

Subgroups at an creased risk of suicidal behavr, a new study sh a spotlight on the ways which suici among sexual mori differs om that of their heterosexual study, published late last month the Amerin Journal of Preventive Medice, is thought to be the first to e a large body of ernment data to exame suicis of gay mal and lbians. "Compared to heterosexuals, the report found gay men who killed themselv were likelier to have had a diagnosed mental health ndn, a history of suicidal thoughts or plans, an argument before ath and a crisis around the time of ath.

Like gay men, lbians were also likelier than heterosexuals to have had a diagnosed mental health ndn prr to suici and were likelier to have tried to signal their sire to attempt suici before dog study also pared the "most monly ed mechanism of jury” for straight and gay people who took their own liv. For gay men, the likelit method of suici was “hangg/strangulatn/suffotn" (38 percent); for lbians was “hangg/strangulatn/suffotn” (36 percent) and firearms (35 percent) that when pared to straight youth, lbian, gay and bisexual youth are five tim more likely to attempt suici, the study suggts “a need to nduct suici preventn activi across age groups, cludg youth. ”Another signifint fdg is that lbian and gay people are likelier than straight people to have reported a “prsed mood” or “timate partner problems and arguments” before dyg by suici.

The thors suggt “the differenc may be lked part to the mory strs and discrimatn that lbian and gay male populatns experience. E., stigma and homophobia) that may be pertent to many genr and sexual mory patients.

WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SUICIS? FDGS FROM THE NATNAL VLENT DEATH REPORTG SYSTEM

No one wants to thk about suici and homosexual suici is no exceptn. No person should ever feel the need to take their life bee of their sexualy and is important to let people know there is help for gays wh prsn. Gay Suici Rat.

The reason talkg about homosexual suici is so cril is bee of the gay suici rat and suici attempt rat. The gay suici statistics about youth and transgenr people are particularly shockg:1, 2,. Of urse, not every LGBTQIA+ person attempts suici – most don't – but those that do often do so bee of the strs of anti-gay stigma, discrimatn and harassment.

GABRIEL FERNANZ(GAY?) AUTOPSY REPORT: ALLEGEDLY ABED BY MOTHER AND BOYIEND

Internalized homophobia also ntribut to LGBTQIA+ suici risk. It's also important to note that how homosexual suici is talked about n also fluence LGBTQIA+ suici risk.

Cril to remember is that the more openly people talk about suici and homosexual suici and the ls stigma people feel around the issu, the more people n succsfully fight back agast LGBTQIA+ suici. Homosexualy and Suici: LGBTQIA+ Suici Is a Ser Issue, HealthyPlace.

Gay grief is margalized. And pared to many of my gay sisters and brothers, I got off are thoands of members of our muny who nnot even tell their employers that the love of their life has died for fear of losg their job, and much 've ma signifint roads the past . Homosexualy is illegal 73 untri.