The authors are with The Trevor Project, West Hollywood, CA.
Am J Public Health. 2020 Aug;110(8):1221-1227. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305701. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
To explore associations between undergoing sexual orientation or gender identity conversion efforts (SOGICE) and suicidality among young LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning) individuals. Data were derived from a 2018 online cross-sectional study of young LGBTQ individuals (13-24 years of age) residing in the United States. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the relative odds of suicidality among young LGBTQ individuals who experienced SOGICE (in comparison with those who did not) after adjustment for age, race/ethnicity, geography, parents' use of religion to say negative things about being LGBTQ, sexual orientation, gender identity, discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity, and physical threats or harm because of sexual orientation or gender identity. Relative to young people who had not experienced SOGICE, those who reported undergoing SOGICE were more than twice as likely to report having attempted suicide and having multiple suicide attempts. The elevated odds of suicidality observed among young LGBTQ individuals exposed to SOGICE underscore the detrimental effects of this unethical practice in a population that already experiences significantly greater risks for suicidality.
探讨性取向或性别认同转变疗法（SOGICE）经历与年轻 LGBTQ（女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和 queer 或疑问）个体自杀倾向之间的关联。数据来自于 2018 年一项针对美国年轻 LGBTQ 个体（13-24 岁）的在线横断面研究。多变量逻辑回归用于确定经历 SOGICE 的年轻 LGBTQ 个体自杀倾向的相对比值（与未经历 SOGICE 的个体相比），调整了年龄、种族/族裔、地理位置、父母使用宗教对 LGBTQ 说负面的话、性取向、性别认同、因性取向或性别认同而受到歧视以及因性取向或性别认同而受到身体威胁或伤害。与未经历 SOGICE 的年轻人相比，报告经历过 SOGICE 的年轻人更有可能报告曾试图自杀和多次自杀。SOGICE 暴露的年轻 LGBTQ 个体自杀倾向的升高比值突显了这种不道德实践在已经面临更高自杀风险的人群中的有害影响。
