The report examined the relationship between suicide risk and the 48 anti-transgender laws enacted in the across 19 different state governments between 2018 and 2022. It concluded that anti-transgender laws 'significantly increased' past-year suicide attempts among trans youth.
Ronita Nath, Vice President of Research at The Trevor Project, stated: 'This groundbreaking study offers robust and indisputable evidence... anti-transgender laws in the United States is quite literally risking the lives of young people across the country.'
The highest increase in suicide attempt rates - which ranged from 7 percent to 72 percent - was reported by participants younger than age 18. An increase of 38 percent to 44 percent was documented across the full sample of trans and nonbinary youth ages 13-24.
Jaymes Black, Chief Executive Officer at The Trevor Project, remarked: 'It is without question that anti-transgender policies... take a measurable toll on the health and safety of transgender and nonbinary young people all across the country.'
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