Comparing Suicidality Disparities by Sexual Identity and Age

The Trevor Project – February 29, 2020 Newsletter:

In a white paper published this month, we analyzed federal data to compare findings on suicidality among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth ages 18–25 vs LGB high school students. The paper highlights that disparities in suicidality between straight and LGB adolescents persists into young adulthood:

LGB young adults ages 18–25 were more than four times as likely to report planning and attempting suicide in the past year compared to straight peers.

Our Advocacy team is engaged in on-going efforts to expand the collection of gender identity in federal surveys so that government data can also inform the needs of transgender and/or non-binary youth.

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