Authors: Anderson, A, M., Mallory, A, B., Alston, A, D., Warren, B, J., Morgan, E., Bridge, A, J &Ford, L, J.
Date of publication: 2024
Journal: Archives of Suicide Research
Summary: This US study explored the rates of suicide risk amongst transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) young people and examined any associations between that risk and sociodemographic factors such as sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, experiences of homelessness and poverty.
The authors noted the importance of making a distinction between gender identities, as much of the previous research in this area use collective group comparisons which lacks understanding of the diversity within in this population. As such, they have included not only trans woman and trans man, but also assigned female at birth genderqueer/non-binary and assigned male at birth genderqueer/non-binary.
The study highlighted the elevated suicide risk in many TGD populations, across a range of sociodemographic contexts, for example, there was a strong association found between homelessness and suicide outcomes. Given that TGD youth are more likely to have had a period of homelessness (family rejection and being forced out of the home often leading to homelessness) this are important yet concerning findings.
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