Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is making 66% of queer youth more anxious & suicidal

About 41% of LGBTQ+ youth in the U.S. say they’ve seriously considered suicide in the last year — and about 66% say that anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has negatively affected their mental health, according to the 2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People conducted by The Trevor Project, an LGBTQ+ youth anti-suicide organization.

The aforementioned statistics are concerning — especially considering Republicans’ unprecedented wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and rhetoric. Nearly one in three LGBTQ+ young people said their mental health was poor “most of the time” or “always” due to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. However, the survey also revealed ways to improve young queer people’s mental health.

Among suicidal survey respondents, those who identified as transgender, nonbinary, and/or people of color reported higher rates of suicidal ideation than their peers. About 67% of LGBTQ+ young people reported…

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Editor’s note: This article mentions suicide. If you need to talk to someone now, call the Trans Lifeline at 1-877-565-8860. It’s staffed by trans people, for trans people. The Trevor Project provides a safe, judgment-free place to talk for LGBTQ youth at 1-866-488-7386. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

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