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50% suicide rate after surgery? That's not even close to being true.
The suicide rate for transgendered people is higher having little to nothing do with surgery.
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Transgender suicide rate
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That 41 percent suicide rate among transgender people is more than 25 times the rate of the general population, which is 1.6 percent. And among trans people ages 18-44, the suicide attempt rate was 45 percent. While sobering, Knudson said the findings may be effective in making some changes.
41% isn't 50. But the claim was 50% after surgery. Reading is important, it tells us things.
You're getting on a flight from Atlanta to wherever. Do you want someone in the pilot seat who has a 50% chance of committing suicide or someone who has less than a 2% chance of taking you down with him or her?