Preventing Transgender Suicide
Reblogged from National Center for Transgender Equality's Blog:
Transgender Lives are Precious: National Suicide Prevention Week
Suicide sadly remains all too prevalent in the transgender community. Unremitting discrimination takes its toll and transgender people pay the price for the prejudice of others. Sometimes, transgender people turn to suicide when they can’t find work, housing or other practical necessities of life. In the survey that NCTE conducted with The Task Force, 41% of those who responded reported having attempted suicide at some point in their lives; this compares with 1.6% of the general population.
We all need to support each other more. Please.
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