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[–]blackrainbow 14 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

It was 30% 6 years ago

[–]MsTig0 16 insightful - 2 fun16 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

And from what I remember, the original claim was "N% of trans people have had thoughts of self-harm".

Which in itself is of course not great, but a) it is completely different from actually attempting suicide and b) quite common among confused teenagers with mental health issues.

[–]jet199 16 insightful - 2 fun16 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well I've seen trans people saying that they purposely fill in such surveys saying they are depressed and self harming (also happier than they actually are with the surgery they get) because they know it helps their cause. The Tavistock surveys of young patients gets very different results. Minimal self harming but rates go up after treatment, especially in girls.