Gay Suicide

Did you know that according to the Center for Disease Control/Massachusetts Department of Education Youth Risk Behavior Survey (1999), 33% of gay youth will attempt suicide? In fact, gay teen suicide attempts are four times that of heterosexual youth.

In Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning Son or Daughter, author Kevin Jennings associates this statistic with the stressors gay youth face, such as:

1. Increasing awareness of same sex attraction. (see Am I Gay?)


2. Disclosure of sexual orientation to family and friends. (see Coming Out)


3. Victimization provoked by their sexual orientation (verbal abuse, threats of physical violence, etc.). (see Gay Hate Crimes)

Prevent Gay Suicide!

• 2 Ways To Prevent Teen Suicide



• Gay Suicide Help Line



• Gay Suicide Myths and Facts