Posted on 06/27/2023 7:20:49 PM PDT by Morgana
CNN —
People who identify as transgender have significantly higher rates of suicide and suicide attempts compared with the rest of the population, according to a population-level study out of Denmark.
The study of more than 6.6 million people found that those who identified as trans had 7.7 times the rate of suicide attempts and 3.5 times the rate of suicide deaths than the broader Danish population.
Among the 3,759 survey participants who identified as transgender, there were 92 suicide attempts and 12 suicides between 1980 and 2021. However, the numbers are probably a significant undercount, as the researchers say the records they used do not always capture a person’s gender identity.
The authors of the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, are careful to note that it has limitations. It can only count the number of suicides among people who have sought care from a hospital for gender identity-related medical issues, and it can only capture the number of trans people who applied for a legal change of gender. It does not detail what percentage of the population may be missed.
The study also does not pin down exactly why trans people face a higher suicide risk, but the researchers theorize that part of the problem may be “minority stress,” in which people are bullied, discriminated against, socially excluded or faced with general prejudice for who they are. The researchers say previous work has showed that 60% of transgender people in Denmark experienced abuse in the form of harassment or bullying, and 30% experienced physical violence. Trans people in Denmark also report that they face discrimination in their interactions with the health care system.
The researchers also note that the work may not reflect the situation in other countries.
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I agree, I think that’s a huge problem. If your wiring from the factory is wrong, it’s wrong. If it’s your car or computer, theres a recall.
For us? Nature is fairly efficient and would abort what wasn’t correct. Mother nature knows her job. Now, with science we can interrupt mother natures job. Thats my opinion.
Whats your take? Could that be the root of the problem?
Yawn. Who cares?
My take is that we live in a world where things can go wrong biologically and psychologically.
We can show people, who are biologically or psychologically damaged, kindness and respect and understanding. That’s what we can do for somebody who is either psychologically damaged from their life experiences or biologically damaged from chemicals, from their mother’s pregnancy habits or however it came about.
However, despite showing kindness, we should not normalize it by allowing men into women’s washrooms or allow them to confuse children or groom children to normalize transgenderism. There should be an expectation that what a person does publicly can be held accountable.
I believe we should uphold marriage as a norm and be hardcore on genderization.
However, having said all that, God has promised to repair everything when He comes to take us home. That includes them.
Thank you.
I was really asking you if it’s the intervention of science that is the root of the problem.
There are definitely societal factors, because transgenderism didn’t exist in Ancient Israel, but it permeated the neighbouring societies.
Driving them deeper into their delusion by celebrating their so-called transgenderism likely isn’t helping with that. They should be getting mental health care designed to harmonize their gender with the body they were born with.
They face higher suicide risk because they are mentally ill
>>>Transgender people face significantly higher suicide risk,<<<
I couldn’t care LESS.
That’s a shame.
When the rate climbs to 100% I’ll be happy.
Is there a way to get the rate up to 100%?
Is there a way to get the rate up to 100%?
I would assume that every sort of mentally-challenged person has a high suicide rate.
If somebody embraces this condition, known as gender dysphoria, along with these ‘compassionate’ people that affirm it, the *only* logical outcome is loneliness.
You drive the chances of having your own children to practically zero. You shrink the dating pool to practically zero. Both straight men and lesbians don’t want a ‘trans-woman’ and straight women and gay men don’t want a ‘trans-man’.
Unless a trans-man and a trans-woman find each other, and are willing to date a fake version, like them, of the opposite sex, then they’ll not have a partner.
All for some ‘feelings’ in your younger life, leaving with you with no future, respective to your own family, for the rest of your life.
Why would anyone be shocked at the suicide rate? If anything, as usual, the opposite is true - you’d lower the suicide rate if you just stop doing these procedures, many will pass the phase and continue with a normal life, being able to date from a diverse pool of people, with the possibility of having their own family. Saying that ‘transitioning’ is ‘affirming care’ is just a huge lie and anyone involved is a monster that sees nothing but $$$$ signs.
That would be correct. Those who have faith in Jesus Christ and his atoning death are not thusly afflicted.
They look at this data as evidence that cross dressers need affirmation to live.
The study also does not pin down exactly why trans people face a higher suicide risk.
Once one passes the point of no return don’t expect to find much happiness.
Heads were not meant to be used only for a hat rack.
Yes, sadly the mentally ill generally do have a higher risk of that. What’s needed are humane treatment centers (not to say “asylums”).
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