New Study Connects Suicide Rates of Transgender Teens to Bathroom Restrictionshttp://www.hrc.org/blog/new-study-connects-suicide-rates-of-transgender-teens-to-bathroom-restricti/HRC/By Hayley Miller March 18, 2016
"Using data from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, a new study correlated the high suicide rates of transgender teens with bathroom restriction for transgender teens.
"Transgender and gender non-conforming people frequently experience discrimination, harassment, and marginalization across college and university campuses," the Journal of Homosexuality explained. "Using the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, this study analyzes whether being denied access to these spaces is associated with lifetime suicide attempts, after controlling for interpersonal victimization by students or teachers. Findings from sequential logistic regression (N = 2,316) indicate that denial of access to either space had a significant relationship to suicidality, even after controlling for interpersonal victimization." "
