Gay People 3 Times More Likely To Commit Suicide

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MindOUT said although no precise figures for sexuality-related suicides were available Brighton and Hove had the fourth-highest suicide rate in the country and there was bound to be many more victims than they saw among the city's 30,000-strong LGBT community.
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Manager Helen Jones said: "Suicidal feelings among the LGBT community can be worse in Brighton than other places because people come here thinking it will be better than elsewhere, then get here and it is not what they expect.

"If you come with high expectations of lovely LGBT Brighton and then don't fit in or are confronted with as much homophobia than ever it seems like there is no hope at all."



Warning over gay community's suicide rate

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From the article:

In the report an unnamed transgender woman describes a suicide attempt after being assaulted in the street. She is quoted as saying: "In the hospital after the suicide attempt one consultant asked me if I hadn't bought all this upon myself by choosing to go out wearing women's clothes."

I know the perfect response to the consultant, it's 2 words but I probably shouldn't post it here.