gaynewsnetwork.com.au – Robyn “Banksy” Whittaker: Beyond The Pink-Coloured Square
In 1993 a study was done at the University of Sydney into suicide and its causes in the GLBTI community at large; at that stage transgender community suicide rates were as high as 43%, an unacceptable figure in anyone’s standards. Thankfully the percentage rates have reduced since then, due solely to a burgeoning support base created during the 1990s and beyond via organisations, internet resources and networking.