40% of LGBTQ youth in the US have “seriously considered” suicide in the past year, a survey finds. - NBCOUT
“If we take a step back and look at minority stress model, that says that experiences of rejection, discrimination and victimization are the primary causal mechanisms that cause that ideation,” Green said, adding that it’s not who they are, “but how they are treated.”
Even so, respect is still rare: Just 20 percent of trans and nonbinary youth said their gender identity is respected by “all or most” people in their lives. Green said understanding that rejection can lead to worse mental health outcomes can also illuminate a path forward
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