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The Hard Truth These Stories Reveal About Mental Health in the LGBTQIA+ Community

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I could tell you that LGBTQIA+ teens are four times as likely as heterosexual peers to attempt suicide or that they are 120% more likely to find themselves homeless.

Statistics are powerful, but more powerful are real, lived experiences. The following people exist or existed in my life. We talked, were in the same room, lived some moment in time together.

This is my perspective on a very small sliver of each of their stories. Perhaps one day they will feel safe enough to tell their own stories. John became Jill. Before John’s transition, he was very depressed.

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