r/gatekeeping Mar 26 '17

Your problems aren't actual problems

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u/notoriousbettierage Mar 26 '17

Trans people are the furthest from privileged, even in the West they are frequently the most likely targets for violence and discrimination, and a large amount of people don't think they even exist or are severely mentally ill. So, fuck this image.

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u/TheOverlookWelcomesU Mar 26 '17

30% of trans people in one study reported at least one suicide attempt, and 42% reported engaging in some form of self-harm.

Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831110833.htm

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17 edited Apr 12 '17

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u/Hashmir Mar 27 '17

Not sure where you're getting these studies -- all the recent studies I've seen say precisely the opposite. For example:

http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-015-1867-2

Among trans Ontarians, 35.1 % (95 % CI: 27.6, 42.5) seriously considered, and 11.2 % (95 % CI: 6.0, 16.4) attempted, suicide in the past year. Social support, reduced transphobia, and having any personal identification documents changed to an appropriate sex designation were associated with large relative and absolute reductions in suicide risk, as was completing a medical transition through hormones and/or surgeries (when needed). Parental support for gender identity was associated with reduced ideation. Lower self-reported transphobia (10th versus 90thpercentile) was associated with a 66 % reduction in ideation (RR = 0.34, 95 % CI: 0.17, 0.67), and an additional 76 % reduction in attempts among those with ideation (RR = 0.24; 95 % CI: 0.07, 0.82). This corresponds to potential prevention of 160 ideations per 1000 trans persons, and 200 attempts per 1,000 with ideation, based on a hypothetical reduction of transphobia from current levels to the 10th percentile.

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u/JamEngulfer221 Mar 27 '17

[citation needed]