T. A. Gardner
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It isn't bigotry or other repression that's causing it. Suicide rates among trans persons far, far exceeds any other group on the planet. People in concentration camps, the gulag, N. Korean labor camps, don't come close to those rates. Persons incarcerated don't even come close. Trans suicide rates cannot be explained by bigotry or repression.I'd advocate that it's the primary factor. Being constantly rebuked, shunned or attacked by bigots like Marco would be depressing to most people. This on top of the normal shit young people go through while growing up.
People like Marco want to smack around anyone who isn't conforming while screaming "snap out of it!"
Specific to sexual minority youth, family cohesion, school safety, and the perception of being cared for and about by adults outside the nuclear family have been found to lower the risk of suicide and suicidal ideation (Haas et al., 2011). Family and peer support have been shown to have a comparably favorable effect on reducing suicidal ideation and completion (Mustanski, & Liu, 2013).
Why Are Suicide Rates Higher Among LGBTQ Youth?
Among youth who identify as sexual minorities, the likelihood of death by suicide has been estimated to be two to seven times greater.www.psychologytoday.com
Reducing the trans rate in suicides from its current nearly 50% to 25% still leaves that group much higher than any other group you can study. The problem isn't in affirmation or caring, it's in coddling the mentally ill rather than treating their illness.
