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Title: Study: Anti-transgender bullying alarmingly high
Post by: Shana A on October 08, 2010, 06:07:29 PM
Study: Anti-transgender bullying alarmingly high
by Hannah Clay Wareham
Associate Editor
Friday Oct 8, 2010

http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=111344 (http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=111344)

More 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.