This is a story from the start of the new year that not many people are talking about, and it deserves to be discussed and debated in a realistic but compassionate way. A trans vet wrapped himself in the trans flag and hung himself.
Now, suicide among veterans is painfully high. This is no secret—after all, they go through immense trauma and face serious mental health struggles, which are widely acknowledged but not addressed nearly enough. But for some reason, many on the left refuse to face another harsh truth: mental illness is permeating the trans movement. The crisis runs so deep that suicide rates among trans individuals are staggering.
Look:
https://twitter.com/WatchChad/status/1640921351622983680
A 2023 study from The Journal of AMA revealed that suicide risk is a whopping eight times higher for trans people. The study also found that trans individuals are up to five times more likely to die by suicide than the rest of the population.
You can read the full report here.
And no, a sex change operation doesn’t magically cure anything. In fact, it can make things even worse.