Nearly a third of gay youths have attempted suici, study fds

Contents:

• PARENTS OF GAY TEEN WHO DIED BY SUICI SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR IGNORG HIS PLEAS FOR HELP
• NEARLY A THIRD OF YOUNG GAY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICI, STUDY FDS
• COLORADO MOM SAYS 9-YEAR-OLD SON WHO CAME OUT AS GAY DIED BY SUICI AFTER SCHOOL BULLYG
• TYLER CLEMENTI: RUTGERS STUNT SUICI CS OUTRAGE, STIRS GAY RIGHTS GROUPS

PARENTS OF GAY TEEN WHO DIED BY SUICI SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR IGNORG HIS PLEAS FOR HELP

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 risk. 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.

NEARLY A THIRD OF YOUNG GAY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICI, STUDY FDS

Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youth and fay acceptance. (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.

COLORADO MOM SAYS 9-YEAR-OLD SON WHO CAME OUT AS GAY DIED BY SUICI AFTER SCHOOL BULLYG

High school gay–straight allianc (GSAs) and young adult well-beg: An examatn of GSA prence, participatn, and perceived effectivens.

TYLER CLEMENTI: RUTGERS STUNT SUICI CS OUTRAGE, STIRS GAY RIGHTS GROUPS

A 2017 survey om the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventn, for example, found that almost half of lbian, gay and bisexual stunts had serly nsired suici. And The Trevor Project, a suici preventn group, not that lbian, gay and bisexual youth are almost five tim as likely to have attempted suici pared to heterosexual youth.