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Two Argentine juveniles 12 years jumped from the balcony of his house, located in Sallent, in the province of Barcelona, ​​​​Spain. One of them was a transgender boy

Two Argentine juveniles 12 years jumped from the balcony of his house, located in Sallent, in the province of Barcelona, ​​​​Spain. One of them was a transgender boy and the other was his twin sister. Ivan, as the young man asked to be called, died.

My sister is in the hospital in critical condition. She jumped in solidarity with his brother, who allegedly decided to commit suicide for the sake of intimidation who lived.

The Spanish police believe that the death of a minor is a suicide that could have been caused by multiple factors, including gender identity issues and bullying.

The agency was told EFE Sources close to the investigation, the security forces sent the first report on the case to the court on Friday, February 24, in which they emphasize that All signs point to suicide.but they still do not detail specific reasons.

In fact, the Observatory against Homophobia of the Spanish region of Catalonia has described as “social murder” death of the minor.

Family and friends fired Sunday 26 February to Ivan. Numerous people came to say goodbye to the child at Sallent Funeral Home, the municipality that three days of mourning for the deceased.

Three days of mourning all planned public events have been suspendedincluding carnival celebrations.

The Spanish police are investigating, among other things, whether Ivan and his twin, of Argentine origin, who lived with their parents in Sallent for about two years, integration problems.

According to sources, everything points to the fact that minor took the initiative commit suicide by jumping off a balcony from the third floor while her twin, who remains in the hospital, jumped up in solidarity.

Catalan education authorities believe that all hypotheses about the event remain open. Although the school where the sisters studied found no specific bullying problems, Yes, I provided psychological support and guidance to students from the very beginning of the course.

On February 28, relatives and friends of Ivan and his sister arranged manifestation in the city in support of the family and against bullying in schools.

Suicide and the LGBTIQ+ community

According to the Youth Suicide Consortium (YSRC), trans teens have very high risk of developing suicidal thoughts and behavior. “Approximately 65-75% of transgender teenagers think about suicide, and 15-30% try to commit suicide,” the consortium clarifies.

The study, titled “Suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: a systematic review of a ten-year study (2004-2014)”, explains that in the LGBTIQ+ population, the processes associated with suicide (thoughts and attempts), more common than in the heterosexual population.

It has to do with levels. vulnerability what this community represents.

“Understanding the conditions and factors that influence this mental health process in this population is very important given the level of LGBT vulnerability that research has confirmed and its relationship to the sociocultural construction of sexual diversity associated with stigmatization, discrimination, various forms of violence, lack of support, barriers to using health servicesamong other phenomena,” the scientific article says.

On the other hand, the text “Risk factors for suicide among transgender people: a bibliographic review” states:

“Trans people also have to deal with the social stigma that comes with being transgender and the aggression that comes with it, from the purely physical to the very ‘thin’ as a matter of fact about their genitals or use birth name“.

Reduce social stigma it is one of the first and major steps to improve the welfare of the trans community, the study says.

(According to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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