"When states pass anti-transgender laws like bathroom bans or challenges to gender marker updates, suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth ages 13 to 17 increased dramatically from 7% to 72%. This highlights the urgency in addressing societal stigma and discriminatory policies that lead to such distressing outcomes."
"There's nothing inherent in transgender, nonbinary young people that makes them at greater risk for suicide. They are placed at greater suicide risk due to the societal stigma and mistreatment they experience, especially in the wake of anti-trans policies."
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