Suicide Attempts Among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults

摘要: New analysis of responses to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS) shows that transgender respondents who experienced rejection by family and friends, discrimination, victimization, or violence have a higher risk attempting suicide. 78 percent survey suffered physical sexual at school reported suicide attempts, as did 65 work. The study suggests several minority stressors – negative experiences related anti-transgender bias may contribute elevated prevalence attempts among people, such harassment, rejection, housing instability, discrimination in health care. Over half those harassment bullying schools lifetime 57 their chose not speak/spend time with them. High was also found had ever homelessness (69%) doctor healthcare provider refused treat them (60%). utilized data collected through (NTDS), which conducted Center for Equality Gay Lesbian Task Force. 6,456 gender non-conforming people United States on abuse work, home, school, public sphere, amassing largest sample date.