List of suicides of LGBTQ people

Because of the very sensitive legal, libelous, embarrassing, and other BLP issues with many of the entries here, we must enforce this very firmly. See talk page discussion.

This is a list of LGBTQ people whose suicides were reported to media and taken note of on this page.

References

References

1. (May 3, 2022). "Kerala trans woman suicide: Fact-finding team alleges gross medical negligence". [[The News Minute]].
2. (11 July 2011). "Mother of bullied gay teen to deliver petition against Anoka-Hennepin policy". [[Minnesota Public Radio]].
3. Staff Reports. (29 December 2014). "Transgender teen struck and killed on Ohio interstate in apparent suicide".
4. (October 26, 2022). "Gay couple posts tragic photos before jumping to death in Armenia: 'Happy End'". [[New York Post]].
5. (9 June 2019). "Philadelphia's first openly gay deputy sheriff found dead at his desk in apparent suicide". [[Fox News]].
6. (22 December 2016). "Zenon Bartlett killed himself 'after struggling with break-up'". [[Southern Daily Echo]].
7. (23 September 2010). "Gay Teenager Kills Himself In Wisconsin". [[The Stranger (newspaper).
8. (29 January 2013). "Jadin Bell, Gay Oregon Teen, Taken Off Life Support After Hanging Himself". Huffington Post.
9. (14 March 2024). "Nex Benedict died by suicide, autopsy report says". [[PinkNews]].
10. (15 August 2014). "After suicide, gay teen's eye donation rejected". [[The Washington Post]].
11. (10 March 2021). "Gay partner booked for abetting HIV+ man's suicide". [[The Times of India]].
12. (10 December 2022). "Episode 593: Brian Paul, tells the story of his brother Boyd, who was gay and took his own life". ivoox.com.
13. (January 14, 2012). "Gay Teen Filmmaker Eric James Borges Commits Suicide". [[ABC News (United States).
14. Garloch, Karen. (March 28, 2015). "Charlotte-area transgender teens' suicides rock community". The Charlotte Observer.
15. (27 September 2010). "Parents: Bullying drove Cy-Fair 8th-grader to suicide". [[Houston Chronicle]].
16. (April 15, 2018). "Prominent gay rights' attorney dead after apparent self-immolation, police say". [[CBS News]].
17. (1996). "Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits". Cleis Press.
18. (5 January 2015). "Trans woman ends her life in Istanbul: I couldn't, they didn't let me".
19. Deadman, Tabitha. (20 September 2021). "Bi visibility: Dora Carrington and multiple gender attraction".
20. Goodpasture, Eliza. (8 November 2024). "Dora Carrington: Beyond Bloomsbury review – tinsel treasures from a polyamorous bohemian". The Guardian.
21. Haycock, David Boyd. (2009). "A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War". Old Street Publishing.
22. (15 June 2016). "Fred Caruso Dies; 'Big Gay Musical' Creator Was 41". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
23. (2 October 2010). "Raymond Chase Becomes Fifth Suicide Victim". [[The Daily Beast]].
24. (December 28, 2019). "Louisville family blames religious trauma in Alana Chen's death". Colorado Hometown Weekly.
25. Corliss, Richard. (3 April 2003). "That old feeling: Days of being Leslie".
26. Parker, Ian. (6 February 2012). "The Story of a Suicide". [[The New Yorker]].
27. (16 December 2022). "Tributes to 'amazing' Grimsby teacher and gay pride leader Simon Cremen who died after horrific homophobic abuse". [[Grimsby Telegraph]].
28. (21 September 2013). "Stephen Crohn dies at 66; immune to HIV, but not its tragedy". [[Los Angeles Times]].
29. (8 February 2018). "Why Did Andrew Cunanan Go on a Killing Spree? American Crime Story Explores His Motives".
30. Davis, Susan Davis with Hilary Vries. ''After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad Davis''. Pocket Books, 1997, pp. 283-299; {{ISBN. 0-671-79672-0
31. (21 December 2023). "Trans woman took her own life while waiting to access NHS gender services". [[PinkNews]].
32. (26 June 2020). "'It's Really Dangerous': Poland's Anti-LGBT Culture War". [[ArtReview]].
33. Glatter, Jonathan D.. (30 June 2006). "Stunned Campus Mourns Its Chief, an Apparent Suicide". [[The New York Times]].
34. (10 December 2021). "Parents of gay teen who died by suicide dedicated to helping other LGBTQ teens". [[KSL-TV]].
35. Martin, Douglas. (8 July 2008). "Thomas Disch, Novelist, Dies at 68". [[The New York Times]].
36. (October 14, 2019). "Transgender Comedian Daphne Dorman Dies at 44, Weeks After Shoutout from Dave Chappelle". [[People (magazine).
37. Roundtree, Cheyenne. (2021-10-07). "Dave Chappelle Backed by Family of Late Transgender Comic Daphne Dorman". [[The Daily Beast]].
38. Levesque, Brody. (22 May 2023). "Transgender youth dies by suicide in N.H.". Washington Blade.
39. (22 January 2023). "Out Gay Rugby Player and Former Bobsledder Simon Dunn Passes Away at 35". [[Star Observer]].
40. (September 22, 2011). "Gay Mormon, excommunicated from his church, commits suicide". lgbtqnation.com.
41. (11 November 2015). "New video shows man shouting at cruise ship staff over anti-gay slurs before he jumped to his death in 'protest': lawyer". [[New York Daily News]].
42. (August 5, 2016). "Suicide note of young gay man called supported housing a 'torture chamber'". thebureauinvestigates.com.
43. (29 June 2022). "Homophobic attacks in South Africa persist". [[Washington Blade]].
44. Fashanu, Amal. (26 January 2012). "The silence over gay footballers". [[BBC News]].
45. (July 19, 2016). "Devotion and despair: The lonely struggle of a gay Mormon". [[CNN]].
46. Julie Malfoy. (2022). "Suicide en école d'architecture: «On nous poussait à bout psychologiquement et physiquement»".
47. (19 December 2020). "French teens protest after transgender classmate's suicide". [[ABC News (United States).
48. (9 December 2021). "Boy, 12, kills himself after 'being bullied for being gay by schoolmates'". [[Metro (British newspaper)]].
49. (13 January 2020). "Grief over death of Young Liberal Wilson Gavin after drag queen protest". [[The Guardian]].
50. (4 August 2022). "Man found in Swansea's Singleton Park died after years of bullying for being gay". [[Western Mail (Wales)]].
51. Aarons, Leroy. (1995). "Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son". HarperCollins.
52. (8 October 2025). "Girl, 17, took own life waiting for gender dysphoria treatment". hamhigh.co.uk.
53. (February 24, 2017). "QUEER CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHER REN HANG COMMITS SUICIDE AT 29". [[Logo TV]].
54. (20 May 2021). "12-year-old boy took his own life after relentless bullying over his sexuality, inquest hears". [[PinkNews]].
55. (March 28, 2015). "Charlotte-area teen Ash Haffner struggled with gender identity". charlotteobserver.com.
56. (31 October 2023). "Trans teen's mum 'blown away' by response to GoFundMe page". [[Attitude (magazine).
57. Smith, Richard. (2007-04-03). "Remembering Kenneth Halliwell". The Guardian.
58. (16 May 2020). "Kerala student dies in Goa, death puts focus on inhuman 'conversion therapy' on queer people". [[The News Minute]].
59. (10 October 2010). "North grad took own life after week of 'toxic' comments". [[The Norman Transcript]].
60. (14 June 2020). "Egyptian LGBT rights activist dies by suicide in Canada after 'failing to survive'". [[Egypt Today]].
61. (23 April 2009). "My bullied son's last day on Earth". [[CNN]].
62. Atack, Jon. (1990). "A piece of blue sky : Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard exposed". Carol Pub. Group.
63. (2017-09-30). "On Douglas Cooper's University Center Mural (1995–1996), Carnegie Mellon University". University of Notre Dame Press.
64. (17 October 2011). "Ottawa teen details final suicidal thoughts on blog". [[CTV News]].
65. (8 August 2025). "A young transgender bus driver thought her CTA job was the answer". chicago.suntimes.
66. (8 February 2022). "A Transgender Woman Commits Suicide After Sex Reassignment Surgery Prevention". yeksani.org.
67. Belcher, David. (6 August 2009). "Out of Kansas, Into the World: A Trove of Inge Plays". [[The New York Times]].
68. (8 January 2009). "'Kyle' guest kills himself after gay taunts". [[Digital Spy]].
69. (25 October 2010). "Gay Youth Activist Commits Suicide". [[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)]].
70. (11 May 2012). "Gay Minn. Teen Commits Suicide After Relentless Bullying". edgemedianetwork.com.
71. (July 26, 2023). "'Stop our kids from dying': Queensland family demand justice after 13yo transgender boy dies". [[News.com.au]].
72. (13 April 2022). "Transgender Teenager's Suicide in Moldova Sparks Call for Law Change". balkaninsight.com.
73. (15 November 2013). "Boy killed himself after years of bullying, inquest hears". [[The Guardian]].
74. (February 22, 2022). "Gay teen killed himself after endless bullying at central Pa. school: mom's lawsuit". Pennlive.com.
75. (June 1, 2015). "Suicide of Sonoma teen sparks discussion about bullying". [[The Press Democrat]].
76. Io Dodds. (18 March 2023). "US officials investigating alleged suicide of Saudi Arabian trans woman 'forced to detransition by family'".
77. (23 September 2018). "Lizzie Lowe killed herself thinking the church wouldn't accept she was gay". [[Manchester Evening News]].
78. (13 January 2023). "Shock in France over boy's suicide after homophobic bullying". [[Jamaica Observer]].
79. (January 4, 2012). "The deadly cost of bullying". [[CBS News]].
80. (19 January 2011). "It's okay to be gay". [[Stuff (website).
81. (20 February 2015). "The Importance of #HisNameWasZander". [[Bustle (magazine).
82. (5 December 2014). "Harley Street doctor 'killed himself after his Muslim mother told him to seek a cure for being gay'". [[Evening Standard]].
83. (December 9, 2015). "Family of former Victoria Police officer says homophobia contributed to suicide". [[The Age]].
84. (May 4, 2021). "The National Black Justice Coalition mourns death of Mikayla Miller". [[Windy City Times]].
85. (May 17, 2022). "Transwoman actor-model found dead in Kochi". [[Onmanorama]].
86. (February 25, 2010). "Memorial held for gay Mormon who committed suicide in Los Altos". [[The Mercury News]].
87. Smith, Dinitia. (29 May 2003). "American Culture's Debt To Gay Sons of Harvard". [[The New York Times]].
88. "Nagroda Milo".
89. (11 February 2010). "Alexander McQueen, UK fashion designer, found dead". [[BBC News]].
90. Smith, Ruth. (20 November 2017). "Lucy Meadows was a transgender teacher who took her own life. Her story must be remembered".
91. (August 22, 2022). "Family mourns loss of Soweto gay teen bullied by teacher". mamba.lgbt.
92. (April 1, 2009). "Teen Commits Suicide Due to Bullying: Parents Sue School for Son's Death". [[ABC News (United States).
93. (August 28, 2018). "Mom said son, 9, killed himself after he was bullied for being gay". [[NBC News]].
94. (May 8, 2023). "Trans man and champion bodybuilder dies by suicide after social media 'bullying'". [[PinkNews]].
95. (19 December 2013). "Man sets himself on fire in Vatican's St Peter's square". BBC News.
96. (November 24, 2023). "Queer teen dies by suicide after relentless online attacks". [[PinkNews]].
97. (December 5, 2012). "Josh Pacheco, Gay Michigan Teen, Committed Suicide After Intense Bullying, Say Parents". [[HuffPost]].
98. (March 5, 2017). "'I'll Be Your Everything' Singer Tommy Page Dead at 46". [[People (magazine).
99. (23 January 2012). "Phillip Parker, Gay Tennessee Teen, Commits Suicide After Enduring Bullying (VIDEO)". [[HuffPost]].
100. (April 12, 2016). "22-YEAR-OLD GAY MORMON, BELOVED ACTIVIST, COMMITS SUICIDE". [[Logo TV]].
101. (July 9, 2019). "Not my fault I was born gay: 19-year-old commits suicide over homophobia". [[India Today]].
102. (July 24, 2019). "25-year-old MBA graduate ends life over 'gay' jibes, suicide". [[Mumbai Mirror]].
103. Laurence Senelick, "The changing room: sex, drag and theatre", ''Gender in performance'', Routledge, 2000, {{ISBN. 0-415-15986-5, p.303
104. (29 November 2009). "Mike Penner dies at 52; Los Angeles Times sportswriter". [[Los Angeles Times]].
105. (20 December 2017). "School failed to protect 12-year-old who took his own life after he was bullied for being gay, suit says". [[NJ.com]].
106. (11 October 2009). "Suspected gay couple hangs to death". [[The Times of India]].
107. (29 April 2012). "Jack Reese, Gay Utah Teen, Commits Suicide After Allegedly Being Subjected To Bullying In School". [[HuffPost]].
108. (September 2, 2023). "Grieving San Diego mom shares son's bullying tragedy on social media". [[KNSD]].
109. Anahad O'Connor. (21 September 2011). "Suicide Draws Attention to Gay Bullying". [[The New York Times]].
110. (March 19, 2018). "Saudi Teen Commit Suicide After Coming Out to His Family". [[Logo TV]].
111. (12 February 2018). "Gay man from MP commits suicide in bid to save 'soulmate'". [[Deccan Chronicle]].
112. (23 January 2014). "Gay Rights Defender Found Dead In Baku". [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]].
113. (April 15, 2021). "Parents of gay teen who died by suicide sue school district for ignoring his pleas for help". [[NBC News]].
114. (May 5, 2023). "Yeshiva University left mourning after beloved gay alumnus dies by suicide". timesofisrael.com.
115. (September 30, 2019). "A Teenager Killed Himself After Being Outed as Bisexual. His Family Wants Justice.". [[The New York Times]].
116. Heatherman, Margaret. (October 29, 2025). "Missing Trans Student-Athlete, Lia Smith, Found Dead In Vermont".
117. (July 15, 2016). "Piedmont Park suicide victim struggled with being black and gay". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
118. (October 3, 2011). "Gay man slashes partner, commits suicide". [[NDTV]].
119. (29 January 2019). "Man jumped from ferry to his death in front of 'screaming' passengers after partner left him for someone else". [[The Independent]].
120. (20 March 2023). "Gay model Jeff Thomas dies aged 35: 'Devastated to lose your bright light'". thepinknews.com.
121. (9 July 2015). "Gay man commits suicide in Italy after facing homophobia". [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata]].
122. Hodges, Andrew. (1992). "Alan Turing: The Enigma". Burnett Books.
123. "Fly High Tyrone you will live on in all of us, we will never forget your name!".
124. (10 February 2023). "Cherry Valentine: Drag Race star George Ward 'struggled with fame' - inquest". [[BBC News]].
125. (April 14, 2009). "When Words Can Kill: 'That's So Gay'". [[ABC News (United States).
126. (2 October 2010). "The Bullying of Seth Walsh: Requiem for a Small-Town Boy".
127. (29 December 2016). "Man who lost gay pride arrest suit dead in apparent suicide". [[KGTV]].
128. (January 28, 2022). "Openly gay mayor of city near DC dies from 'apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound'". [[New York Daily News]].
129. (21 February 2020). "Bullied Fareham teenager with autism took his own life after disappointment with GCSE results". [[The News (Portsmouth)]].
130. (17 April 2012). "Kenneth Weishuhn, Gay Iowa Teen, Commits Suicide After Allegedly Receiving Death Threats". Huffington Post.
131. Benshoff, Harry M.. (1997). "Monsters in the closet: homosexuality and the horror film". Manchester University Press.
132. Neff, Lisa. (2 March 2004). "A Portrait of Pain". [[The Advocate (LGBT magazine).
133. (29 May 1985). "Restaurateur Robert White Kills Himself : Gay Community Activist Once Sought L.A. City Council Seat". [[Los Angeles Times]].
134. (27 June 2019). "Gay librarian's suicide in Myanmar outrages LGBT+ community". [[Deutsche Welle]].
135. (October 8, 2008). "Gay Actor Found Dead in Apparent Suicide". [[The Korea Times]].
136. (19 July 2013). "Remember Carlos Vigil". [[HuffPost]].
137. (November 8, 2019). "Beloved gay YouTuber dies by suicide following battle with depression". [[PinkNews]].
138. Williams, Alex. (25 June 2010). "The Mysteries of Tobias Wong". [[The New York Times]].
139. (29 September 2022). "Authorities in China's Shandong probe suicide death of outstanding gay dance student". [[Radio Free Asia]].