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? The comparison is suicide. People who have been treated far worse than trans people had a lower suicide rate. That is the comparison. To say “not feeling accepted leads to a suicide rate of 40%” is ignoring the full problem.

Have you read the suicide note of trans kids? They primarily reference feeling out of place and discriminated against, where the suicide notes of people with other disorders reference feelings of emptiness or nothingness, which isn't replicated in those of trans kids.

This is anecdotal and still doesn’t account for the huge disparity

Although anecdotal, social isolation is crippling to human psyche as we are social creatures. Being ex-communicated from your family and social outcast because of a mental disorder would be a major reason for the 40% suicide rate. Although that is the accepted theory right now.

Are we not going to address the fact that they wake up every day feeling like they’re in the wrong body contributing to a whole slew of issues?

Although this problem seems to dissipate after having hormone treatment and surgery, which is near impossible to receive in many parts of the States, creating a self fulfilling prophecy of sorts.

It doesn’t. There’s a marginal difference of 1-4%

That’s including suicide attempts