New survey on LGBTQ youth finds 'concerning' disparities in suicide risk

LGBTQ youth of color and transgender youth have a greater risk of suicide than their peers, especially if they have experienced discrimination, a new survey found.

LGBTQ youth of color and transgender and nonbinary youth have a greater risk of suicide than their peers, especially if they have experienced discrimination, according to a new survey. The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, included the findings in its third annual national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health, released Wednesday. For the first time, the cross-sectional survey, which had nearly 35,000 respondents between the ages of 13 and 24 across the United States, included data on suicide risk as it relates to race and ethnicity. That data shows "concerning" disparities in suicide risk for LGBTQ youth of color and transgender and nonbinary youth, Amy Green, vice president of research for the Trevor Project and a clinical psychologist, told ABC News.