Study highlights differenc between gay, straight suicis

Contents:

• LOSG MY GAY SON TO SUICI CHANGED THE WAY I VIEW MY CHRISTIAN FAH
• STUDY HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY, STRAIGHT SUICIS
• REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
• STANFORD HISTORIAN UNVERS THE HISTORIL ORIGS OF THE GAY SUICI STEREOTYPE
• SUICIS AMONG LBIAN AND GAY MALE INDIVIDUALS: FDGS FROM THE NATNAL VLENT DEATH REPORTG SYSTEM

LOSG MY GAY SON TO SUICI CHANGED THE WAY I VIEW MY CHRISTIAN FAH

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. Associatn of sexual orientatn acceptance wh rced suici attempts among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng youth. (2003) Prejudice, social strs, and mental health lbian, gay, bisexual populatns: Conceptual issu and rearch evince.

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STUDY HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY, STRAIGHT SUICIS

Gay and bisexual men are four tim more likely to attempt suici their lifetime than heterosexual men. Homophobia — wh fai, schools, muni and even doctors and unsellors offic — is a key e, acrdg to the Still Here project wh the Men’s Health Rearch Program at the Universy of Brish Columbia.

As a postdoctoral rearch fellow nursg at the Universy of Brish Columbia, I work on the Still Here project to engage gay and bisexual men who have prevly stggled wh suici (or who have lost another gay or bisexual man to suici) to tell their stori through photographs. Twenty-ne gay and bisexual men have participated Still Here th far, ntributg more than 300 photographs. Together, the photos and stori are helpg better unrstand the multiple factors that lead gay and bisexual men to nsir suici.

Each story is unique and we are fdg that the reasons gay and bisexual rearch participants nsir suici are varied. Many Still Here participants also scribed how they were nonted wh homophobia and stigmatizg attus when they opened up to talk about their feelgs to their doctor or unsellor. Mental-health profsnals and doctors also need better trag to addrs the plex needs of gay and bisexual men, and to rce homophobic and stigmatizg attus.

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

Legal progrs has been ma Canada for sexual mori but homophobia ntu to impact the liv of many gay and bisexual men. A study published 2015 found that half of gay and bisexual men have been harassed or bullied bee of their sexualy. If we do not elimate homophobia and if we fail to change perceptns of mental illns, gay and bisexual men will ntue to endure high rat of suici.

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.

STANFORD HISTORIAN UNVERS THE HISTORIL ORIGS OF THE GAY SUICI STEREOTYPE

The thors suggt “the differenc may be lked part to the mory strs and discrimatn that lbian and gay male populatns experience. 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. The reason talkg about homosexual suici is so cril is bee of the gay suici rat and suici attempt rat.

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. 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. 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.

SUICIS AMONG LBIAN AND GAY MALE INDIVIDUALS: FDGS FROM THE NATNAL VLENT DEATH REPORTG SYSTEM

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.

However, few studi have vtigated wh-group variatn suici risk among lbian, gay, and bisexual adults.