an article by Brian Thoma and colleagues published in 2019 that presents an examination of suicidality disparities among transgender and cisgender adolescents. What I found particularly informative was the presentation of risk among different gender identities—compared to cisgender males, the odds of lifetime suicidal ideation were 5 to 6 times higher among transgender males and transgender females and 3 times higher for adolescents questioning their gender. The odds of lifetime suicide attempts requiring medical care were also higher for transgender males (12 times higher than cis gender males), non-binary adolescents and those currently questioning their gender (7 to 10 times higher than cis gender males). This article provided a good reminder of gender fluidity as gender identity may change over time for some adolescents. At the end of my read, I was left wondering whether our current prevention and intervention strategies account for the gender spectrum and use inclusive language.
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