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This is a list of LGBTQ people whose suicides were deemed sufficiently notable to be reported by the media.
Name | Lifetime | Age | Location | Sexual orientation/ gender identity |
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Anannyah | 1993 – 20 July 2021 | 28 | Kerala, India | Trans woman [1] |
Justin Aaberg | 1995 – 9 July 2010 | 15 | Minnesota, US | Gay [2] |
Leelah Alcorn | 15 November 1997 – 28 December 2014 | 17 | Kings Mills, Ohio, US | Trans girl [3] |
Arsen | 2005 – 20 October 2022 | 17 | Yerevan, Armenia | Gay [4] |
Dante Austin | 1992 – 9 June 2019 | 27 | Philadelphia, US | Gay [5] |
Zenon Bartlett | 2000 – 6 September 2016 | 16 | Winchester, England | Gay [6] |
Cody J. Barker | 1993 – 13 September 2010 | 17 | Wisconsin, US | Gay [7] |
Jadin Bell | 4 June 1997 – 3 February 2013 | 15 | La Grande, Oregon, US | Gay [8] |
Nex Benedict | 2008 – 8 February 2024 | 16 | Oklahoma, US | Transmasculine [9] |
Alexander Betts Jr. | 1997 – July 2013 | 16 | Des Moines, Iowa, US | Gay [10] |
Bhavesh | 1996 – 21 January 2021 | 25 | Surat, India | Gay [11] |
Boyd | 1964 – 1 February 1989 | 25 | Washington, D.C., US | Gay [12] |
Eric James Borges | 1993 – 13 January 2012 | 19 | California, US | Gay [13] |
Blake Brockington | 15 May 1996 – 23 March 2015 | 18 | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | Trans man [14] |
Asher Brown | 1997 – 21 September 2010 | 13 | Houston, US | Gay [15] |
David Buckel | June 13, 1957 – April 14, 2018 | 60 | Batavia, New York, US | Gay [16] |
Loren Cameron | 13 March 1959 – 18 November 2022 | 63 | California, US | Trans man [17] |
Eylül Cansın | 1992 – 5 January 2015 | 23–24 | Istanbul, Turkey | Trans woman [18] |
Dora Carrington | 29 March 1893 – 11 March 1932 | 38 | Ham, Wiltshire, England | Bisexual [19] [20] or lesbian [21] |
Fred Caruso | 1975 – 15 June 2016 | 41 | Las Vegas, US | Gay [22] |
Raymond Chase | 1991 – 2 October 2010 | 19 | Rhode Island, US | Gay [23] |
Alana Chen | 1995 – 9 December 2019 | 24 | Colorado, US | Lesbian [24] |
Leslie Cheung | 12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003 | 46 | Hong Kong | Bisexual [25] |
Tyler Clementi | 19 December 1991 – 10 September 2010 | 18 | Piscataway, New Jersey, US | Gay [26] |
Simon Cremen | 6 June 2021 | Grimsby, England | Gay [27] | |
Stephen Crohn | 1947 – 24 August 2013 | 66 | New York City, US | Gay [28] |
Andrew Cunanan | 31 August 1969 – 23 July 1997 | 27 | Miami Beach, Florida, US | Gay [29] |
Brad Davis | 6 November 1949 – 8 September 1991 | 41 | Los Angeles, California, US | Bisexual [30] |
Armanih Lewis-Daniel | 1997 – 17 March 2021 | 24 | London, England | Trans woman [31] |
Michał Demski | 1990 – 26 June 2020 | 30 | Warsaw, Poland | Gay [32] |
Denice Denton | 27 August 1959 – 24 June 2006 | 46 | Santa Cruz, California, US | Lesbian [33] |
Stockton Deussen | 1999 – 27 June 2016 | 17 | Utah, US | Gay [34] |
Thomas M. Disch | 2 February 1940 – 4 July 2008 | 68 | New York, New York, US | Gay [35] |
Daphne Dorman | 1975 – 11 October 2019 | 44 | San Francisco, US | Trans woman [36] [37] |
Nova Dunn | 2009 – 17 May 2023 | 14 | Manchester, New Hampshire, US | Transgender [38] |
Simon Dunn | 27 July 1987 – 21 January 2023 | 35 | Sydney, Australia | Gay [39] |
Bryan Michael Egnew | 1971 – 10 September 2011 | 40 | Utah, US | Gay [40] |
Bernardo Elbaz | 1984 – 10 November 2015 | 31 | Brasília, Brazil | Gay [41] |
Jack Ellis | 1995 – March 2014 | 19 | Weston-super-Mare, England | Gay [42] |
Mpho Falithenjwa | 2008 – 29 June 2022 | 14 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Gay [43] |
Justin Fashanu | 19 February 1961 – 2 May 1998 | 37 | Norfolk, England | Gay [44] |
Harry Fisher | 1988 – 12 February 2016 | 28 | Utah, US | Gay [45] |
Avril Mabchour | 2003 – 18 December 2020 | 17 | Lille, France | Transgender [46] |
Elias Fritchley | 2009 – 28 November 2021 | 12 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, US | Gay [47] |
Wilson Gavin | 1999 – 12 January 2020 | 21 | Brisbane, Australia | Gay [48] |
William Toby Green | 1997 – 12 December 2021 | 26 | Cardiff, Wales | Gay [49] |
Robert "Bobby" Griffith | 24 June 1963 – 27 August 1983 | 20 | Portland, Oregon, US | Gay [50] |
Ren Hang | 30 March 1987 – 24 February 2017 | 29 | Changchun, China | Gay or Bisexual [51] |
Riley Hadley | 2007 – 16 October 2019 | 12 | Exeter, England | Gay [52] |
Ash Haffner | 2009 – 26 February 2015 | 16 | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | Transgender [53] |
Corei Hall | 2009 – 12 October 2023 | 14 | London, England | Trans boy [54] |
Anjana Hareesh | 1999 – 12 May 2020 | 21 | Kerala, India | Bisexual [55] |
Zach Harrington | 1991 – 10 October 2010 | 19 | Norman, Oklahoma, US | Gay [56] |
Sarah Hegazi | 1989 – 14 June 2020 | 30 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Lesbian [57] |
Jaheem Herrera | 1998 – 16 April 2009 | 11 | Atlanta, US | Gay [58] |
Quentin Hubbard | 6 Jan 1954 – 12 November 1976 | 22 | US | Gay [59] [60] |
Jamie Hubley | 1996 – 14 October 2011 | 15 | Ottawa, Canada | Gay [61] |
Rebwar Ibrahimi | 2002 – 8 February 2022 | 20 | Marivan, Iran | Trans woman [62] |
William Inge | 3 May 1913 – 10 June 1973 | 60 | New York, New York, US | Gay [63] |
Roger Irons | 1987 – 2 August 2008 | 21 | Cornwall, England | Gay [64] |
Joseph Jefferson | 1984 – 25 October 2010 | 26 | New York, US | Gay [65] |
Jay Jones | 1995 – 11 May 2012 | 17 | Minnesota, US | Gay [66] |
Onyx John | 2010 – 16 July 2023 | 13 | Queensland, Australia | Trans boy [67] |
Felis Joy | 2006 – 11 April 2022 | 16 | Chișinău, Moldova | Trans girl [68] |
Ayden Keenan-Olson | 1999 – 14 March 2013 | 14 | Essex, England | Gay [69] |
Zachary Kirchner | 2006 – 20 April 2021 | 15 | York County, Pennsylvania, US | Gay [70] |
Adam Kizer | 1999 – 26 May 2015 | 16 | Sonoma Valley, US | Bisexual [71] |
Eden Knight | c. 2000– 12 March 2023 | 23 | Saudi Arabia | Trans woman [72] |
Lizzie Lowe | 2004 – 23 September 2018 | 14 | Didsbury, England | Lesbian [73] |
Lucas Vermard-Claude | 2010 – 07 January 2023 | 13 | Vosges, France | Gay [74] |
Billy Lucas | 1995 – 9 September 2010 | 15 | Indiana, US | Gay [75] |
Lance Lundsten | 1993 – 19 January 2011 | 18 | Minnesota, US | Gay [76] |
Zander Nicholas Mahaffey | 2000 – 15 February 2015 | 15 | Austell, Georgia, US | Trans boy [77] |
Nazim Mahmood | 1980 – 30 July 2014 | 34 | London, England | Gay [78] |
Michael Maynes | 1984 – 1 November 2014 | 30 | Victoria (Australia), Australia | Gay [79] |
Mikayla Miller | 2005 – 18 April 2021 | 16 | Massachusetts, US | Lesbian [80] |
Sherin Celin Mathew | 1996 – 17 May 2022 | 26 | Kochi, India | Trans woman [81] |
Henry Stuart Matis | 2 March 1967 – 25 February 2000 | 32 | Los Altos, California, US | Gay [82] |
F. O. Matthiessen | 19 February 1902 – 1 April 1950 | 48 | Kittery, Maine, US | Gay [83] |
Milo Mazurkiewicz | 27 January 1995 – 6 May 2019 | 24 | Warsaw, Poland | Non-binary [84] |
Alexander McQueen | 17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010 | 40 | London, England | Gay [85] |
Lucy Meadows | 1981 – 19 March 2013 | 32 | Accrington, England | Trans woman [86] |
Tiro Moalusi | 2007 – 16 August 2022 | 15 | Gauteng, South Africa | Gay [87] |
Eric Mohat | 1990 – 29 March 2007 | 17 | Ohio, US | Gay [88] |
Jamel Myles | 2009 – 21 August 2018 | 9 | Denver, US | Gay [89] |
Praveen Nath | 4 May 2023 | Kerala, India | Trans man [90] | |
Alfredo Ormando | 15 December 1958 – 23 January 1998 | 39 | Vatican City | Gay [91] |
Pranshu | 1997 – 21 November 2023 | 16 | Ujjain, India | Queer [92] |
Josh Pacheco | 24 October 1995 – 27 November 2012 | 17 | Michigan, US | Gay [93] |
Tommy Page | 24 May 1967 – 3 March 2017 | 46 | Glen Ridge, New Jersey, US | Gay or Bisexual [94] |
Phillip Parker | 1998 – 23 January 2012 | 14 | Tennessee, US | Gay [95] |
Lincoln Parkin | 1994 – 6 April 2016 | 22 | Utah, US | Gay [96] |
Avinshu Patel | 2000 – 2 July 2019 | 19 | Mumbai, India | Gay [97] |
Aniket Patil | 1994 – 27 June 2019 | 25 | Mumbai, India | Gay [98] |
Arthur Pelham-Clinton | 23 June 1840 – 18 June 1870 | 29 | London, England | Gay or Bisexual [99] |
Mike Penner | 10 October 1957 – 27 November 2009 | 52 | Los Angeles, California, US | Transsexual [100] |
Tristan Peterson | 2005 – 3 December 2017 | 12 | New Jersey, US | Gay [101] |
Shailesh Raval | 1988 – 11 October 2009 | 21 | Ahmedabad, India | Gay [102] |
Jack Reese | 1995 – 23 April 2012 | 17 | Utah, US | Gay [103] |
Salvador Rios | 2009 – 15 August 2023 | 14 | San Diego, US | Gay [104] |
Jamey Rodemeyer | 21 March 1997 – 18 September 2011 | 14 | Buffalo, New York, US | Bisexual [105] |
Jacob Rogers | 1993 – 7 December 2011 | 18 | Tennessee, US | Gay [75] |
Roshan | 2003 – 19 March 2018 | 15 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Gay [106] |
Neelotpol Sarkar | 1991 – 12 February 2018 | 27 | Bhopal, India | Gay [107] |
Isa Shahmarli | 1994 – 23 January 2014 | 20 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Gay [108] |
Nigel Shelby | 2004 – 18 April 2019 | 15 | Alabama, US | Gay [109] |
Hershel Siegel | 1998 – 5 May 2023 | 25 | Atlanta, US | Gay [110] |
Channing Smith | 2003 – 23 September 2019 | 16 | Tennessee, US | Bisexual [111] |
Michael Smith | 1994 – 7 July 2016 | 22 | Atlanta, US | Gay [112] |
Mahesh Soni | 1987 – 2 October 2011 | 24 | Mumbai, India | Gay [113] |
Alan Stafford | 1961 – 29 January 2019 | 58 | Portsmouth, England | Gay [114] |
Jeff Thomas | 1988 – 8 March 2023 | 35 | Miami, US | Gay [115] |
Tigran | 2005 – 20 October 2022 | 17 | Yerevan, Armenia | Gay [4] |
Tonino | 1975 – 9 July 2015 | 40 | Foggia, Italy | Gay [116] |
Alan Turing | 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954 | 41 | Cheshire, England | Gay [117] |
Tyrone Unsworth | 16 August 2003 – 22 November 2016 | 13 | Brisbane, Australia | Gay [118] |
Cherry Valentine | 30 November 1993 – 18 September 2022 | 28 | Darlington, England | Genderfluid [119] |
Ashok Valmik | 1989 – 11 October 2009 | 20 | Ahmedabad, India | Gay [102] |
Carl Joseph Walker | 1998 – 14 April 2009 | 11 | Springfield, Massachusetts, US | Gay [120] |
Seth Walsh | 1997 – 19 September 2010 | 13 | California, US | Gay [121] |
Will X. Walters | 1981 – 29 December 2016 | 35 | San Diego, US | Gay [122] |
Kevin Ward | 1978 – 25 January 2022 | 44 | Hyattsville, Maryland, US | Gay [123] |
Cameron Warwick | 2003 – 4 September 2019 | 16 | Fareham, England | Gay [124] |
Kenneth Weishuhn | 27 May 1997 – 15 April 2012 | 14 | Paullina, Iowa, US | Gay [125] |
James Whale | 22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957 | 67 | Hollywood, California, US | Gay [126] |
Jim Wheeler | 1978–1997 | 19 | Lebanon, Pennsylvania, US | Gay [127] |
Robert White | 1941 – 29 May 1985 | 44 | Northern California, US | Gay [128] |
Kyaw Zin Win | 1993 – 27 June 2019 | 26 | Yangon, Myanmar | Gay [129] |
Kim Ji-who | 1985– 7 October 2008 | 23 | Seoul, South Korea | Gay [130] |
Carlos Vigil | 1996 – 19 July 2013 | 17 | New Mexico, US | Gay [131] |
Tyree Williams | 31 October 2019 | Camden, New Jersey, US | Gay [132] | |
Tobi Wong | 10 June 1974 – 30 May 2010 | 35 | New York, New York, US | Gay [133] |
Gao Yan | 2003 – 10 September 2022 | 19 | Shandong, China | Gay [134] |
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