These are very trying days for those in the Transgender community… especially youth. The Executive Director of Whitman-Walker Institute, Kellan E. Baker, had some great thoughts to share with SALON Mag.
Transgender people are at a higher risk of dying by suicide than the general population due to the discrimination they face in schools, health care settings, and beyond. Gender-affirming care has been shown to reduce dysphoria, suicidality and depression for transgender and gender-diverse communities.
“These kids are being targeted and bullied by some of the most powerful people in their state and now at the national level,” said Kellan Baker, the executive director of the Whitman-Walker Institute, an LGBTQ health center based in Washington D.C. “So, what we expect is even greater increases in the number of kids feeling hopeless when all they’re trying to do is live their lives.”
Read the full article here: https://www.salon.com/2024/11/15/experts-say-is-a-to-trans-health-his-next-term-is-already-alarming-the-queer-community/
