Whether it’s brown paper packages tied up with string, making art, saying fuck you to the haters, or video games, finding a reason to stick around can be as easy as listing a few of your favorite things.

Whether they’re inspiring us through their advocacy, their creativity, or their humor, these essays by prominent trans writers give us heart.

In times of crisis, there are research backed methods to help you get through it.

In the face of this high stakes election, Jay Edidin shares why he chooses to survive.

A 2024 paper explores the mental health impacts of anti-trans legislation on trans people.

According to reporting by the Advocate, the levels of diphenhydramine found were compatible with suicide.

A trans boy struggled with suicidal thoughts in an non-affirming family. Right-wing media wants you to be outraged about what happened next.

A Baptist pastor and small town mayor in Alabama was hounded into suicide by a right wing news site who discovered a secret online persona as a trans woman.

Viral stories of tragedy are what the cis mainstream wants. For the trans community these stories take a deep emotional toll, and it’s not clear if they will have a broader impact.

In an appearance on Megyn Kelly’s podcast, the British anti-trans campaigner used a mangled Bible quote to say a US official should kill herself. The quote is increasingly used by extremists and carries an implied threat of violence.

A Denmark study showed that as the country grew more tolerant and more trans people came forward, suicides rates among trans people decreased.

The decision to repeatedly center suicide in discussions about trans lives is a harmful one. Let’s talk about the causes of those deaths instead.