Why are transgender people more likely to commit suicide?

[TaraJo]

Because of how they are mistreated.

It kinda boils down to this.

Want me to go into detail?  

I started hormones all the way back in 2008 and attempted social transition in 2009.  It was rough.  I'll admit now, I attempted the social part a bit too soon (not to mention the recession at the time didn't help me), but I still would have had to bite that bullet at some point anyway.

I used to be able to find support, somewhere, but when I transitioned a lot of that support dried up.  Family support?  Gone.  Social services?  Those were tricky; I would have had to rely on men's social support services and staying in a men's homeless shelter wouldn't have been easy (communal showers aren't your friend when you have the beginning of boobs).  It would have been nice to get a job and just take care of myself, but nobody would hire me anymore.  I was able to get some support in the trans community but a lot of the people who "helped" me were drama queens themselves and made things worse in a way.  Even applying for unemployment or seeking medical care were difficult.  Had someone in an ambulance call me "a he/she/it" once and ambulance people are supposed to have empathy.