Trans People Face Much Higher Risk of Suicide, Landmark Study Shows

Source: United Press International - Health NewsA landmark study has found that people who are transgender are far more prone to suicide than their peers. The study, using Denmark's centralized data repository, found that transgender people had 7.7 times the rate of suicide attempts compared to others. They also had 3.5 times the rate of suicide deaths. The findings suggest an even higher risk of suicide by LGBTQ people in the U.S. and other countries where trans rights have been under fire...