Suicide ideation and other mental health impacts are most likely explained by the discrimination, inappropriate formal support, and threats to personal safety that LGBTQIA+ people frequently face.
“At least one LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13–24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the U.S.” On March 11, 2021, The Trevor Project - a not-for-profit organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQIA+ youth - published its estimates of how often LGBTQIA+ young people in the United States attempt suicide. Share on Pinterest Photo editing by Stephen Kelly Rushay Booysen/Getty Images
