About 40 percent of LGBTQ+ youth have a firearm in their home. For those with firearms, 43 percent had higher rates of considering suicide, and 13 percent had higher rates of attempting suicide.
"If we, as a society want to address this glaring public health crisis, we have to start with the role that guns play in queer youth suicides." - Sarah Burd-Sharps
LGBTQ+ youth are highly concerned about mass shootings, with 21 percent personally impacted, and 87 percent frequently worrying about such events in their community.
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