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Re:Elevated rates of autism in transgender and gender-divers... by Garlef on Sunday August 16, 2020 @08:01AM (#24177092)
> But if masculine and feminine gender roles are equally difficult to navigate

Suicide rates are much higher among males. So maybe this assumption does not hold.

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Re:Elevated rates of autism in transgender and gender-divers... by selectodude on Sunday August 16, 2020 @08:42AM (#24177284)
Suicide rates are higher for men, attempted suicide rates are higher for women. Men just tend to use more successful methods in their attempts.
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Re:Elevated rates of autism in transgender and gender-divers... by scarmig on Sunday August 16, 2020 @09:05AM (#24177430)
Even within a given category of method of suicide, men are more successful. If you look at countries where gun suicides are pretty much nonexistent, men still "successfully" complete suicide at a rate approximately 10x that of women.

That should be taken as a sign that "suicide attempt" numbers shouldn't be taken at face value as evidence that women have it harder than men.

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