Tag: suicide
Gay and bisexual youth are nearly 4 times more likely to attempt suicide
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth are nearly four times more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to attempt suicide over the course of a year, according to a new major study.
Suicide verdict after woman finds lesbian wife hanged
A young woman had been discussing her future plans to have children with her lesbian partner the day before she was found hanged.
Teenager committed suicide after relationship with gay TV comedian
A teenager committed suicide months after a relationship with a male television comedian, telling a nurse he felt “humiliated” and that he was taken advantage of.
Ireland : 80% of Trans People Have Considered Suicide
This afternoon (2 December 2013), TENI launched the results of the largest trans survey carried out in Ireland with the publication of Speaking from the Margins: Trans Mental Health and Wellbeing in Ireland.
Canada’s LGBTQ youth at greater risk of suicide than straight youth
Today Egale Canada Human Rights Trust (ECHRT) launched the Report on Outcomes and Recommendations from the first national Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two Spirit, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth Suicide Prevention Summit.
Suicide of gay boy investigated
The suicide of a gay 14-year-old boy is under investigation as Italian police try to determine if he was bullied or pushed to the point of taking his own life, authorities said Tuesday.