Suici and Suici Risk Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Populatns: Review and Remendatns - PMC

Contents:

• REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
• SUICI AND SUICI RISK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: REVIEW AND REMENDATNS
• STUDY HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY, STRAIGHT SUICIS

REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS

Suici is the send leadg e of ath among young people aged 10 to 24 (Hegaard, Curt, & Warner, 2018) — and lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng (LGBTQ) youth are at signifintly creased youth are more than four tim as likely to attempt suici than their peers (Johns et al., 2019; Johns et al., 2020) Trevor Project timat that more than 1. Suici risk among lbian, gay, and bisexual adults vari nsirably pendg on the tersectn between sexual inty and other aspects of inty, such as genr, age, and race/ethnicy, acrdg to a study led by rearchers at the Natnal Instute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the Natnal Instut of Health. The study, which examed data om a natnally reprentative survey of adults the Uned Stat, also showed that lbian, gay, and bisexual adults are overall more likely to report suici-related thoughts, plans, and attempts wh the past 12 months pared wh heterosexual adults.

The fdgs, published the Amerin Journal of Preventive Medice, dite that the tersectn of multiple social inti may pound suici risk for some lbian, gay, and bisexual dividuals. “This study monstrat the importance of askg about sexual inty natnal data llectn efforts, and highlights the prsg need for suici preventn servic that addrs the specific experienc and needs of lbian, gay, and bisexual adults of different genrs, ag, and race and ethnic groups, ” said Rajeev Ramchand, Ph.

Prev rearch has shown that, when examed as a group, adults who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual have higher rat of suicidal thoughts and attempts relative to heterosexual adults. As part of the survey, participants reported their sexual inty (heterosexual, lbian or gay, bisexual, or don’t know), and whether they had had suicidal thoughts, suici plans, or suici attempts at any time the past 12 months.

SUICI AND SUICI RISK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: REVIEW AND REMENDATNS

In le wh prev rearch, the NSDUH data showed that rat of all three suici-related behavrs—thoughts, plans, and attempts—were generally higher among lbian, gay, and bisexual adults than among heterosexual adults. After takg mographic factors to acunt, the rearchers found that suici risk was three to six tim greater for lbian, gay, and bisexual adults than for heterosexual adults across every age group and race/ethnicy tegory.

When the rearchers looked at the specific tersectn between mory sexual inty and race/ethnicy, they found that whe and Black women who intified as bisexual were more likely to report suicidal thoughts relative to whe and Black women who intified as lbian or gay. Lookg at the tersectn between mory sexual inty and age, the rearchers found that suicidal thoughts were also relatively higher among bisexual women the 35-64 group pared wh lbian or gay women the same age group. 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.

In Augt, a study of LGBTQ+ people’s experience durg the panmic by Universy College London (UCL) and the Universy of Ssex found that 69% of rponnts suffered prsive symptoms, risg to 90% of those who had experienced homophobia or Wbow, 21, om Manchter, who intifi as bisexual, said that while he would not “leave the blame at the school’s door”, he believ his school was “dismissive” of homophobic said: “It was treated on the same level as a swear-word, which is great bee they’re treatg everythg equally, but they weren’t then addrsg why that child is beg lled a ‘gay boy’ particular.

STUDY HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY, STRAIGHT SUICIS

”In addn to anti-trans legislatn, Republin officials Texas have recently iated child abe vtigatns to the parents of trans children who were receivg genr-affirmg medil re, and Florida, Republin ernor Ron DeSantis passed a “don’t say gay” law that forba discsn of genr and sexual inty primary schools, and required that all other school discsns be “age appropriate, ” somethg that Florida teachers said has had a chillg effect on any mentn of LGBTQ+ issu. Factors ntributg to suicidaly clu but are not limed to: discrimatn; homophobia; vlence; genr nonnformy; societal attus and supportive polici; fay; relig persecutn and a harmful school muny.

The Trevor ProjectThe Trevor Project is the leadg natnal anizatn providg crisis terventn and suici preventn servic to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng youth.

The Fay Acceptance ProjectThe Fay Acceptance Project® is a rearch, terventn, tn and policy iative that works to prevent health and mental health risks for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) children and youth, cludg suici, homelsns and HIV – the ntext of their fai, cultur and fah muni.