Growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric causing rise in suicides, advocates say
Growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric causing rise in suicides, advocates say
(NewsNation) — A combination of factors, from isolation during the pandemic to growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and extremism in politics, is leading to poorer mental health outcomes for young people in the LGBTQ community, new data from the Trevor Project shows.
“I think the pandemic is certainly a factor,” said Ellen Kahn, senior director of programs and partnerships at the Human Rights Campaign.…