NBC News (10/16) reports on its website that the death of transgender comedian Daphne Dorman by suicide “has underscored the disproportionately high suicidality rate among transgender people.” The article says that “the suicide rates for transgender and gender-nonconforming people are much higher than the national averages.” The article adds that “according to the National Center for Transgender Equality’s 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 40 percent of adult respondents reported having attempted suicide in their lifetime – almost nine times the attempted suicide rate in the general U.S. population,” and “a 2018 study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that the risks are equally as fraught for trans youth.”
Related Links:
— “Comedian’s death underscores high suicide rate among transgender people, “Gwen Aviles, NBC News, October 16, 2019