Death vtigators Utah are among a handful of groups tryg to learn how many gay and transgenr people die by suici the Uned Stat.
Contents:
- SUICI AND SUICI RISK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: REVIEW AND REMENDATNS
- PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
SUICI AND SUICI RISK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATNS: REVIEW AND REMENDATNS
Homosexual suici is a ser issue and gay suici rat are startlg. Learn more about LGBTQIA+ suici and how to prevent . * lgbt suicide *
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. The Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn NetworkThe Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network striv to assure that each member of every school muny is valued and rpected regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty/exprsn.
Parents, Fai & Friends of Lbians & GaysParents, Fai & Friends of Lbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a natnal non-prof anizatn wh over 200, 000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliat the Uned Stat. 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. High school gay–straight allianc (GSAs) and young adult well-beg: An examatn of GSA prence, participatn, and perceived effectivens.
PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
Adults who intify as gay, lbian, or bisexual are more likely than adults who intify as straight to experience ser thoughts of suici, mental health ndns cludg major prsive episos and they are more likely to e substanc like alhol or dgs, acrdg to a new US ernment report. * lgbt suicide *
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. 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.
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.