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The politics of LGBT+ suicide and suicide prevention in the UK: risk, responsibility and rhetoric.
Marzetti, Hazel; Chandler, Amy; Jordan, Ana; Oaten, Alexander.
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  • Marzetti H; School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Chandler A; School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Jordan A; School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
  • Oaten A; School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
Cult Health Sex ; 25(11): 1559-1576, 2023 11.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36780346
Suicide is a major public health concern, patterned by systematic inequalities, with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people being one example of a minoritised group that is more likely to think about and attempt suicide worldwide. To address this, UK national suicide prevention policies have suggested that LGBT+ people should be prioritised in prevention activities. However, there is little research seeking to understand how LGBT+ suicide is re/presented in political and policy spheres. In this article, we critically analyse all mentions of LGBT+ suicide in UK parliamentary debates between 2009 and 2019 and in the eight suicide prevention policies in use during this period. We argue that LGBT+ suicide is understood in two contrasting ways: firstly, as a pathological 'problem', positioning LGBT+ people either as risks or as at risk and in need of mental health support. Alternatively, suicide can be seen as externally attributable to perpetrators of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate, requiring anti-hate activities as part of suicide prevention. In response, we argue that although these explanations may appear oppositional; they both draw on reductive explanations of LGBT+ suicide, failing to consider the complexity of suicidal distress, thus constraining understandings of suicide and suicide prevention.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Suicídio / Pessoas Transgênero / Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Suicídio / Pessoas Transgênero / Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article