Transgender teen: 'My death needs to mean something'

...There are no national statistics about how many transgender people commit suicide, partly because it's not always known.

In 2010, the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force reported 41 percent of 7,000 transgender people surveyed had attempted suicide...
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/12/30/transgender-teen-death-needs-mean-something/21044407/