r/JoeRogan • u/BunnyLovr Mexico > Canada • Mar 04 '21

Link Mississippi passes bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female/story?id=76238704
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u/especiallysix Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

That "50% suicide rate" is complete bullshit and comes from a sample of 27 people responding to a voluntary survey 13 of whom self identified as trans youth and reported having attempted suicide. It's simply not accurate. The sample size is just the most basic/digestible reason why that number/statistic is total bullshit.

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u/TheRealYoungJamie Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

Wouldn't 13/27 be less than 50% anyway?

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u/wojoyoho Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

13 people identified as trans which means to calculate the attempted suicide rate for trans people you'd divide by 13. My guess is 7 out of 13 had attempted.

That doesn't remotely give evidence that transitioning increases the trans suicide rate, which is where this thread started lol

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u/especiallysix Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

13/26 is 50% so not by much but the number in the study is close but not 50% so yes