Toronto Mourns Suicide of Transgender Leader
BY DIANE ANDERSON-MINSHALL
JULY 11 2012 2:20 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2012/07/11/toronto-mourns-suicide-transgender-leaderToronto residents are grieving the loss of transgender activist Kyle Scanlon, who the Torontoist called "a valued leader, gifted mentor, and much-loved friend" after Scanlon took his own life July 3.
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TransPULSE reminded readers that "depression, hopelessness and suicide are very real issues for trans people and Kyle's death has and will continue to hit the community very hard; take care of yourself and each other at this time and if you are feeling distraught please call a friend, go to your emergency department, or call a distress line."
Author S. Bear Bergman reminded the Torontoist that community leaders like Scanlan sometimes face special challenges in seeking help: "I worry that Kyle, a guy who was such a helper-of-all, may ultimately have found himself, in a brutal moment, feeling like there was no one he could turn to because in all his relationships, the current of help moved from him to others."
