• littletranspunk@lemmus.org
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    Cherry picked statistic of transgender suicide rate. They only look at that number, but never why that number is so high.

    It’s almost like constant bullying has a major effect on people’s mental health

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      Is that referring to 41%, 41 per 1000, or some other metric entirely? Either way it’s too damn high, but I’m curious and I don’t know how to go about researching it without potentially making the almighty algorithm think I’m anti-trans.

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          Specifically, it’s percent of adults who have attempted, not completed. I don’t think anyone in this thread is suggesting it’s the latter, but that was my first thought when I saw the statistic so I thonk it’s an important thing to note.

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            Thank you, I agree that it’s an important distinction to make. Having only been able to read the abstract of the linked article, do you perhaps have any information on the number of completed attempts compared to unsuccessful attempts?

            I hope it goes without saying that even a single attempt is too many, and any completed attempts are devastating tragedies that don’t reflect kindly on our current society.

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            It certainly is. I know my sister has tried multiple times at this point and that’s with support of loved ones and friends. She is also fortunate to have always had access to her medication needs.

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              I sincerely hope that she has been trending in a positive direction. I’m glad to hear that her attempts have been unsuccessful, and that she has good love, support, and (hopefully helpful) medication in her life.

              I imagine the knowledge of your sister struggling and suffering is hard on you too, and I wish the best for both of you.

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                After many years of suffering she’s finally on a upward trend. Engaged and planning for the future for the first time in at least a decade.

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          I don’t understand, could you please elaborate?

          x = x/1 = x is true for all numbers, no?

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              I’m sorry, I hope I didn’t offend you.

              I’m still not sure if I understand the intended joke. An average of 41 attempts per person sounds horrific. I’m sure there is something that’s going over my head, it’s some kind of dark humor, correct?

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                I dunno. Maybe I’m just bad at making jokes, but you got the point.

                41/1 = 4100/100 = 4100%

                Weereas,

                41% = 41/100 = 0.41

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        I think in this context bullying can be expanded to its summative affect at the level of the society. This accumlative persecution is cultural and does in turn lesd to internal beliefs that one’s perceived deviance, as pushed by the dominant social narrative, is unworthy. There are studies that demonstrate societal pressures/persecution does lead to increased rates of suicide. This is most notable within marginalized groups supporting the point made above.