Understand the LGBTQIA+ News: One in Six Children Who Died by Suicide in England Were LGBTQ+, QueerAF Can Reveal

One in six children who died by suicide were LGBTQ+, new data shows

CW: Children dying by suicide | TL;DR: 107 LGBTQ+ children, of whom 46 were trans, died by suicide in England between 2019 and 2025, figures from the National Child Mortality Database show. Amid heated public debate about whether trans children are dying by suicide, campaigners say we need to "take the politics out of policymaking" to address the factors behind these preventable deaths. Published as part of Under Pressure, an investigative serie…