Why are transgender people more likely to commit suicide?

[Cherub19]

It’s not surprising to me that the so-called transgenders have a high rate of committing suicide. Someone has suggested it is because they are apparently mistreated, bullied or discriminated against, but I am deeply skeptical of this explanation. For one thing, transgenders tend to be drawn from a very privileged demographic of the upper middle class and upper class. The laws in the Western hemisphere are quite stringent against any form of discrimination. Social norms in the 21st century are likewise such that they create an atmosphere of not only tolerance for the LGBTQ, but constant reverence and celebration of that identity. In my understanding, the cause of transgender misery which motivates them to self-harm is childhood psychological trauma which was also the cause of their gender dysphoria. When combined with dissatisfaction with their own body and biology, which does not conform to their own standard or ideal of what they feel as a woman in a man’s body, is a recipe for disaster. In summary, the cause for transgender suicide is entirely internal and not external.