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More than a third of transgender high school students in California reported having suicidal thoughts in the past year, almost twice that of their cisgender peers, according to new research.

The APA recently announced its opposition to a ban on transgender participation in the military recently indicated in a series of Twitter posts from President Donald J. Trump.

In a series of posts on Twitter on July 26, 2017, President Donald J. Trump pointed to a reinstitution of a transgender ban from the military. In response, ACP issued a statement strongly opposing the president’s decision, emphasizing its support for inclusive policies that benefit the overall health and well-being of all Americans, including the LGBT community.

President Donald J. Trump today indicated a reinstitution of a transgender ban from the military in a series of posts of Twitter.

College students who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning or queer reported higher rates of psychological distress, academic impairment related to mental health, and were more likely to utilize services on and off-campus, compared with heterosexual peers.

Transgender adults had significantly higher rates of suicidal ideation and attempts, with suicidal ideation more common in male-to-female individuals and attempted suicide more common among female-to-male individuals.

For black teenagers, who account for 63% of new adolescent HIV cases in the United States, education on proper coping mechanisms targeting depression, emotion regulation and sexual risk behaviors may reduce their risk for sexually transmitted infections.

Recent findings indicated transgender college students may engage in more problematic drinking patterns and experience more negative alcohol-related consequences, compared with cisgender students.

Sexual violence and other forms of interpersonal violence perpetration were drastically reduced among Kentucky high schools following the implementation of a modified ‘bystander program’ initially developed for college students, according to a recent study.

Recent findings suggest that implementation of same-sex marriage policies reduced suicide attempts among adolescent sexual minorities.