"For transgender and nonbinary young people (aged 18-24), having the majority of people in their lives respect their pronouns could drastically reduce the likelihood of them attempting suicide, a new study from The Trevor Project finds. This is particularly relevant as many trans and nonbinary (TGNB) people will be spending the holidays with family members who might not be supportive."
""These findings underscore a pressing need to increase pronoun respect for TGNB young people, as it represents a core expression of affirmation, dignity, and recognition of their humanity," the authors of the report say. "We found that less than half of TGNB young people reported that they experienced pronoun respect from a lot or most/all of the people in their lives.""
"For those who had their pronouns respected, only 11% reported an attempt, compared to 17% of those who were not respected. At the extreme ends, of those who said that "None of the people I know" respected their pronouns, 23% had attempted suicide in the last year. At the other end of the spectrum, only 10% of those who responded "All or most of the people I know" said they had made an attempt."
Pronoun respect from most people in the lives of transgender and nonbinary young people (aged 18–24) is associated with a substantially lower likelihood of suicide attempts. When pronouns were respected, 11% reported a suicide attempt in the previous 12 months; when not respected, 17% reported an attempt. Those reporting no pronoun respect experienced a 23% attempt rate, while those reporting that all or most people respected their pronouns had a 10% attempt rate. Only 46% of transgender and nonbinary young people reported pronoun respect from a lot, most, or all people in their lives. Increasing pronoun respect offers affirmation, dignity, and a potential suicide-prevention approach.
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