LGBTQ at Risk of Suicide An Empirical Study

By Pati Shirisha Subhadarshini

LGBTQ+ is an umbrella term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The + includes all other spectrums of sexuality and gender like aromantic, asexual, pansexual, panromantic etc. This community have always wrestled in their daily lives and fight for the right to live, love, and survive. In the modern era, sexual orientation and gender identity have been shaped by broader attitudes toward race, class, gender and ethnicity. People in this community are more likely to experience intolerance, harassment, discriminationand violence due to their sexual orientation, than those that identify themselves asheterosexual. They are prejudiced against in work place, in schools and in hospitals, ill-treated and disowned by their families. They are always a victim forphysical attack; beaten, sexually assaulted, tortured and killed. In somecountries, homosexuality is illegal and punishable offense, imprisonment, life imprisonment and even the deathpenalty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180524969X
• ISBN13: 9781805249696
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independent Author
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"