Nearly 80 Percent Of Transgender People Have Considered Suicide, Study Says

Sarah Rae Fruchtnicht
http://www.opposingviews.com/


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ezs note: If you have considered or attempted suicide, please consider seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist to help you through the rough patches in your life. There's no shame in it, and you'll feel a lot better!  One caveat though - make sure that the person is fully board certified.  If a person claims to "make you straight",walk out and don't pay the quack!

Coroner: ‘It seems nothing has been learned from Leveson...’: Inquiry into sex change teacher’s suicide critical of ‘Daily Mail’ and Richard Littlejohn

CHARLOTTE PHILBY

http://www.independent.co.uk/

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Researcher Rebekah Stone Receives Grant from TranscendSupport.com to Study Transgender Children - http://www.sbwire.com

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'Social shame' heightens transgender suicide - http://www.cbc.ca

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ezs note:  Remember, no matter how alone you feel, you are not alone!  Both the White Pages and the Yellow Pages are good places to look; the Internet is also a great place to look.  Just be careful: "ex-gay", "ex-transgender", and "ex-lesbian" meetings look great, but they'll take your money and build false, unrealistic hopes. By reaching out, you can be happy!

Eric James Borges, Gay Teen Filmmaker, Commits Suicide One Month After Producing 'It Gets Better' (www.huffingtonpost.com' Video (

Suicide Rate for Trans Women Denied Implants Alarming (www.advocate.com)

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A boost for youth suicide prevention (www.heraldsun.com.au {Australia})

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On transgender suicide prevention (gaynewsnetwork.com.au {Australia})

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Almost half of transgender people have attempted suicide (care2)

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Three New Task Forces Formed To Help Prevent Suicide (RTTnews)

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New report focuses on suicice and suicide risk in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations (Miami Herald)

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Group gather outside Mormon Temple to prevent suicide among gay members (ABC)

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Transgender Americans face high suicide risk (MSNBC)

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Suicide rates in the transgender community see alarming spike (DNA India [India])

It’s hard to miss her wide smile, deep dark kohl-rimmed eyes, and her swift moves, negotiating the heavy traffic, as she goes about begging in her broken English on Commercial Street on a Friday afternoon. (more above)

Spirit Day aims to prevent gay suicides (Daily Tribune)

Some people in Oakland County will be wearing purple on Wednesday in memory of the six gay men who committed suicide this year after being harassed for their sexuality, and participants are urging others to take part in this national Spirit Day.(more above)

Rutgers suicide: Internet Humiliation Trauma for Teen (ABC news)

Clementi's roommate, Ravi, and another Rutgers student, Molly Wei, have each been charged with two counts of invasion of privacy.(more above)