Studies on Transgender Individuals Find Elevated Suicide Rate—Especially After Surgery
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Studies on Transgender Individuals Find Elevated Suicide Rate—Especially After Surgery

11:56 Oct 31, 2025
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A new study out of Canada finds that suicide rates among transgender individuals are significantly higher than in the general population.By itself, this isn’t exactly news, but it does add to a growing body of research that shows that people who actually go through with “gender-affirming surgeries” have higher rates of suicide and poorer mental health outcomes than those who don’t.Let’s go through this research together.
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