Trans and nonbinary youth whose pronouns are respected attempt suicide less

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Transgender and nonbinary youth whose pronouns are respected attempt suicide less: report

https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/pronoun-respect-transgender-suicide-attempts 🔗

Using the chosen names and pronouns of LGBTQ+ youth isn't just respectful — it's life-saving.

Transgender and nonbinary youth (ages 13 to 24) whose pronouns are respected were 31 percent less likely to attempt suicide in the past year than those whose pronouns are not respected, according to a new report from The Trevor Project. Nearly one-fourth (23 percent) of those who said none of the people they know use their correct name and pronouns also said they have attempted suicide in the past year, compared to just 10 percent of those who said almost everyone in their life respects them.

"Pronoun respect is just showing respect for someone, their identity, their feelings, how they take up space, how they navigate the world," Steven Hobaica, lead research scientist on the report, tells The Advocate. "When we don't respect someone's request to call them by the name that they go by or the pronouns that they use, that is actively disrespecting their sense of self, their dignity, and the fact that the vast majority of people in the world do not have a problem respecting someone's nickname or respecting a cisgender person who does change their name like that."

[Lori Dee ✅]

"When we don't respect someone's request to call them by the name that they go by or the pronouns that they use, that is actively disrespecting their sense of self, their dignity, and the fact that the vast majority of people in the world do not have a problem respecting someone's nickname or respecting a cisgender person who does change their name like that."

They don't consider things like how they would feel if we called every "Nancy." Or intentionally misgendered them. I know it would bother them, but they still won't get the message.