In 2023, around 35 percent of U.S. gay youth aged between 13 and 24 years had considered suicide within the past 12 months, compared to 38 percent of lesbian youth. The statistic illustrates the share of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation.
Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation
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The Trevor Project. (May 1, 2024). Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320552/us-lgbtq-youth-that-considered-or-attemtped-suicide-sexual-orientation/
The Trevor Project. "Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320552/us-lgbtq-youth-that-considered-or-attemtped-suicide-sexual-orientation/
The Trevor Project. (2024). Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320552/us-lgbtq-youth-that-considered-or-attemtped-suicide-sexual-orientation/
The Trevor Project. "Percentage of U.S. Lgbtq Youth Who Had Considered or Attempted Suicide within The past 12 Months as of 2023, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320552/us-lgbtq-youth-that-considered-or-attemtped-suicide-sexual-orientation/
The Trevor Project, Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320552/us-lgbtq-youth-that-considered-or-attemtped-suicide-sexual-orientation/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. LGBTQ youth who had considered or attempted suicide within the past 12 months as of 2023, by sexual orientation [Graph], The Trevor Project, May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320552/us-lgbtq-youth-that-considered-or-attemtped-suicide-sexual-orientation/