Some statistics.
A staggering 41 percent of transgender people in the United States have attempted to commit suicide, according to a new survey. About 19 percent of transgender people report being refused medical care because of their gender-nonconforming status, and a shocking 2 percent have been violently assaulted in a doctor's office.
These statistics are just some of the sobering findings from a survey of more than 7,000 transgender people conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, released in October 2010.
Transgender Americans face high suicide risk
Sorry, I do not buy the 41 percent figure of all transgenders attempt suicide.
First, the people conducting the survey have a bias toward the outcome of the survey. Not unlike the Global Warming crowd.
Second, it was a survey meaning it was mailed to all their members. Considering fewer than 1% of the population are transgendered, a proper poll would be nearly impossible.
It would be a smidge more believable had the included how the recipients were chosen, the cover letter provided and the survey itself. The facts all lie within how the letter was worded and how the questions were asked.