Study: Anti-transgender bullying alarmingly high
by Hannah Clay Wareham
Bay Windows
Sunday Oct 17, 2010
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=111594More than half of transgender or gender non-conforming people who experienced bullying or harassment have attempted suicide, according to a recently released study.
The National Transgender Discrimination Survey, conducted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, revealed that 41 percent of respondents had attempted suicide, compared to a national estimated rate of 1.6 percent.
"From our experience working with transgender people, we had prepared ourselves for high rates of suicide attempts, but we didn't expect anything like this," said Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. "Our study participants reported attempting suicide at a rate more than 25 times the national average."
