I am not sure if you are directing this to me and if your question is a rhetorical one. Anyway, I don’t believe there is data that provides an answer to your question.
But the number and rate being used by pro-gay sources on homosexual teen suicide, repeated and sensationalized in the media, are unreliable. That did not prevent the Obama administration in policy formulation for public schools with the appointment of the openly gay safety school czar Kevin Jennings, who resigned in 2011 in disgrace. Mr. Jennings focused on anti-gay bullying policy (surprise ?!) in schools instead of bullying in general, and the introduction of gay-friendly books as required reading for young children.
michelleds provided in Post 71 the the National Institute on Mental Health link, which listed risk factors, without category of death by suicide by sexual orientation, much less from bullying. The following is from
CDC data as of October 2009, with information consistent with that from NIMH.
For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. It results in approximately 4400 lives lost each year. The top three methods used in suicides of young people include firearm (46%), suffocation (37%), and poisoning (8%).
Deaths from youth suicide are only part of the problem. More young people survive suicide attempts than actually die. A nationwide survey of youth in grades 9-12 in public and private schools in the United States (U.S.) found that 15% of students reported seriously considering suicide, 11% reported creating a plan, and 7% reporting trying to take their own life in the 12 months preceding the survey. Each year, approximately 149,000 youth between the ages of 10 and 24 receive medical care for self-inflicted injuries at Emergency Departments across the U.S.
Suicide affects all youth, but some groups are at higher risk than others. Boys are more likely than girls to die from suicide. Of the reported suicides in the 10 to 24 age group, 84% of the deaths were males and 16% were females. Girls, however, are more likely to report attempting suicide than boys. Cultural variations in suicide rates also exist, with Native American/Alaskan Native and Hispanic youth having the highest rates of suicide-related fatalities. A nationwide survey of youth in grades 9-12 in public and private schools in the U.S. found Hispanic youth were more likely to report attempting suicide than their black and white, non-Hispanic peers.
Several factors can put a young person at risk for suicide. However, having these risk factors does not always mean that suicide will occur.
Risk factors:
History of previous suicide attempts
Family history of suicide
History of depression or other mental illness
Alcohol or drug abuse
Stressful life event or loss
Easy access to lethal methods
Exposure to the suicidal behavior of others
Incarceration
Straight teen suicides do not capture the fascination of national media. But gay teen suicides land the front cover of Newsweek.
It has been said before in this forum, the suffering and perceived rights of homosexuals are somehow always portrayed as more special than those of heterosexuals.
And in this thread, it seems that it is being proposed by two posters that since Catholics are giving a pass to heterosexuals engaging in pre-marital sex, they should also do the same to homosexuals having sex! As if the first premise is a given, and speaking of the immorality of homosexual acts is necessarily a manifestation of religious hypocrisy.
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