Most LGBQ Suicide Attempts Occur Near Coming Out Milestones

More than 60% of suicide attempts among LGBQ people happen within 5 years of realizing they are LGBQ First nationally representative study to examine suicide and coming out milestones among three generations of LGBQ people A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds most suicide attempts (61%) among LGBQ people occurred within five years of realizing one’s sexual minority identity. However, a significant proportion of attempts (39%) happened outside this age range. Researchers examined a representative sample of LGBQ people in the United States from three age groups—young (18-25), middle (34-41), and older (52-59)—to assess the concurrence of suicide thoughts, plans, and attempts with coming out milestones, such as first sexual attraction to someone of the same sex and realization of LGBQ identity. The mean...