HealthDay (5/7, Thompson) reports a survey by The Trevor Project found that “more than a third of LGBTQ+ young people have seriously considered suicide in the past year, driven by bullying from both peers and politicians.” The survey included 16,667 LGBTQ+ individuals ages 13 to 24 living in the US. Results show about 36% of respondents “seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including 40% of transgender and nonbinary young people.” Additionally, the survey found that “1 in 10 LGBTQ+ young people attempted suicide in the past year,” and that “nearly two-thirds (62%) reported recent symptoms of anxiety and almost half (47%) symptoms of depression.” Furthermore, “nearly 3 out of 5 (59%) LGBTQ+ teens experienced bullying in the past year,” and that “about 22% of those who’d been bullied had attempted suicide in the past year, compared to 7% of those who hadn’t.”
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— “Bullying and Politics Fuel Suicide Risk for LGBTQ+ Teens and Young Adults, Survey Finds,”Dennis Thompson, HealthDay , May 7, 2026