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Despite progress in Canada in the field of transgender health care, for the more than 100,800 trans or non-binary Canadians, access to gender-affirming care comes with barriers and delays that vary by province.
Over 200 gender equity NGO’s, grassroots feminists, feminist organizations and CEOs attended the Equal Futures conference
Transgender youth are much more likely to consider suicide and attempt it than their cisgender peers, a risk that is partly attributable to bullying.
Transgender youths are five times more likely to think about suicide and 7.6 times more likely to have attempted suicide than cisgender peers, researchers say.
The study shows that transgender and nonbinary youths are at a sharply elevated risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than their “cisgender” peers.