Author Topic: [NEWS] Massive drop in teen Self Delete attempts linked to gay marriage legalization (Read 1723 times)

Tactical Nuke · February 22, 2017, 02:18:24 AM

because we're all bitter forgets on this forum, me included, I decided we need this article to balance stuff out

Quote from: Sources

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/same-love-marriage-laws-lgbt-teen-Self Delete-attempts_us_58ac934ae4b02eb3a982e288

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/315933.php

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/20/teen-Self Delete-down-as-same-love-marriage-legalized-study/98179684/

https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2017/02/same-love-marriage-laws-linked-drop-teen-Self Delete-attempts

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/21/legalized-same-love-marriage-linked-fewer-youth-Self Delete-attempts-study-finds/3Ag4eFG02FQ6YwcAyzOANL/story.html

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Living in a community that recognizes gay marriage can improve the mental health of all teens, according to a new study.

State marriage equality laws enacted in the years before the 2015 Supreme Court ruling were linked to lower rates of Self Delete attempts among all high school students but especially among teens who identified as gay, lesbian, biloveual or unsure. Ultimately, the researchers found, for every year that same-love marriage laws were in place, 134,000 fewer teens attempted Self Delete.

This is noteworthy because queer teens are more than four times as likely to attempt Self Delete as their straight peers.

While the study doesn�t demonstrate that these laws actually caused a reduction in Self Delete attempts, lead study author Julia Raifman theorized that having equal protection under the law may account for much of the change.

�These are high school students so they aren�t getting married any time soon, for the most part,� said Raifman, a post-doctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, in a statement about her research.

�Still, permitting same-love marriage reduces structural stigma associated with loveual orientation. There may be something about having equal rights ― even if they have no immediate plans to take advantage of them ― that makes students feel less stigmatized and more hopeful for the future.�

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Punished Toxicology · February 22, 2017, 02:31:39 AM

the attempts shouldn't be the things plummeting

Conan · February 22, 2017, 03:04:41 AM

i actually very seriously appreciate that you were considerate enough to post this. thanks for displaying a willingness to not let a bias preventing you from appreciating the other side's pov.

unless you're a friend :^)

PhantOS · February 22, 2017, 03:06:42 AM

that's loving gay

also change the title, at first I thought it meant that a bunch of teens jumped to their death thanks to gay marriage

Refticus · February 22, 2017, 03:08:25 AM

Quote from: PhantOS on February 22, 2017, 03:06:42 AM

also change the title, at first I thought it meant that a bunch of teens jumped to their death thanks to gay marriage

thanks to the word "plummeting", confusion is now 11.532% more likely.

Conan · February 22, 2017, 03:09:53 AM

meanwhile shotgun in the back of the head Self Deletes are on the decline. coincidence?

Pastrey Crust · February 22, 2017, 04:36:13 AM

THEN THAT MEANS

DEPRESSED PEOPLE ARE JUST GAY
AND THEY WANTED TO MARRY
NOW THEY CAN
THEY'RE NOW NO LONGER DEPRESSED

lordician · February 22, 2017, 04:38:51 AM

At first i did not quite see the connection but that last line of the last quote in the OP explains it well.
If same love marriage is forbidden by law, being gay will be seen as bad and made fun of and all that.
Which can of course lead to Self Delete.

Who knew gay marriage would lead to a better life for many people?

Camel · February 22, 2017, 04:51:39 AM

Quote from: Conan on February 22, 2017, 03:09:53 AM

meanwhile shotgun in the back of the head Self Deletes are on the decline. coincidence?

figures, to point a shotgun at the back of your own head and pull the trigger would require some serious contortion. it's cus those damn liberals got rid of PE so now all our children are inflexible and weak minded

TeeOS · February 22, 2017, 05:06:58 AM

Quote from: Conan on February 22, 2017, 03:09:53 AM

meanwhile shotgun in the back of the head Self Deletes are on the decline. coincidence?

well courtney love is getting older by the day

Drydess · February 22, 2017, 06:30:10 AM

i misread the title and thought you were talking about people jumping off a cliff

Pastrey Crust · February 22, 2017, 06:42:19 AM

Yeah, rephrase the title to Teen Self Delete attempts plummeting linked to legalization of gay marriage.

Frequency · February 22, 2017, 07:17:44 AM

Quote from: Punished Toxicology on February 22, 2017, 02:31:39 AM

the attempts shouldn't be the things plummeting

absolutely savage

Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph · February 22, 2017, 08:25:58 AM

when will they let me get married to my muscles though
im bout ready to jump off a cliff

but seriously
this is pretty good

Tokthree · February 22, 2017, 08:41:29 AM

Quote from: Drydess on February 22, 2017, 06:30:10 AM

i misread the title and thought you were talking about people jumping off a cliff

Quote from: Pastrey Crust on February 22, 2017, 06:42:19 AM

Yeah, rephrase the title to Teen Self Delete attempts plummeting linked to legalization of gay marriage.

I'm just saying, maybe you guys should go back to school to work on your reading comprehension