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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Victoria’s 208 LGBTQ+ suicides to be outlined for the first time in new report

The coroner’s court of Victoria identified 208 deaths by suicide – recorded between 2012 and 2021 – of people who are LGBTQ+.
The coroner’s court of Victoria identified 208 deaths by suicide between 2012 and 2021 of people who are LGBTQ+. Photograph: Ashley L Duffus/Getty Images

More than 200 LGBTQ+ Victorians have died by suicide in the past decade, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by the state’s coroner.

In a report to be released on Friday, the coroner’s court of Victoria identified 208 deaths by suicide – recorded between 2012 and 2021 – of people who are LGBTQ+.

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