Why have nearly half of transgender Australians attempted suicide?

Stigma and discrimination must be urgently addressed to reduce alarming rates of attempted suicide among transgender Australians

By Dr Ada Cheung and Sav Zwickl, University of Melbourne

Published 23 March 2021

Professor Ada Cheung

Professorial Research Fellow, Endocrinology, NHMRC & Dame Kate Campbell Research Fellow, Department of Medicine (Austin Health), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Dr Sav Zwickl

Research Fellow, Trans Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Why have nearly half of transgender Australians attempted suicide?

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