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Access to gender-affirming health care lowers suicide risk in trans people

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As Republicans in the Texas Legislature continue to attack transgender youth with legislation that would limit their access to healthcare and their ability to participate in school sports, the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Lawn this week released data showing that access to gender-affirming care is associated with lower suicide risk for transgender people.

Transgender people who need and receive gender-affirming medical care have a lower prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts than those who need it but have not received it, according to a new fact sheet released by the institute, based on the 2015 U.S.

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