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 NIMH rearchers.
Contents:
- SUICI RAT FALL AMONG GAY YOUTH BUT STILL OUTPACE STRAIGHT PEERS
- REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
- NEARLY A THIRD OF YOUNG GAY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICI, STUDY FDS
SUICI RAT FALL AMONG GAY YOUTH BUT STILL OUTPACE STRAIGHT PEERS
* gay teen suicide rate *
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. Among gay or lbian youth, 37% serly nsired suici and 19% attempted. Journal of Gay & Lbian Mental Health, 21(3), 194–202.
Associatn of sexual orientatn acceptance wh rced suici attempts among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng youth.
Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youth and fay acceptance.
REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
High school stunts were almost twice as likely to intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, or qutng 2017 as they were 2009. * gay teen suicide rate *
(2003) Prejudice, social strs, and mental health lbian, gay, bisexual populatns: Conceptual issu and rearch evince. Fay rejectn as a predictor of negative health out whe and Lato lbian, gay, and bisexual young adults.
High school gay–straight allianc (GSAs) and young adult well-beg: An examatn of GSA prence, participatn, and perceived effectivens. Rearch shows that lbian, gay, bi, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) teens are at creased risk of suici and mental health issu like prsn and anxiety.
Gay and lbian youth were 3. Youth livg stat wh anti-bullyg laws that clu sexual orientatn and genr inty report ls homophobic victimizatn and harassment.
NEARLY A THIRD OF YOUNG GAY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICI, STUDY FDS
In addn, schools wh Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs provi a more supportive environment for LGBTQ youth. Ron DeSantis signed what opponents have lled the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Analys were nducted to pare rat of serly nsirg suici and attemptg suici the past 12 months among youth ag 13 to 18 our sample to the 2019 YRBS sample of lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school stunts. Var theori abound as to why rat of suici and/or suicidal iatn are higher among youth who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer/qutng, tersex, or asexual (LGBTQ-IA).
One may, for stance, intify as transgenr and gay, stggle wh mental illns, rell memori of childhood abe, feel hopels, have accs to weapons, yet elect not to end one’s own life.