Recent Suicide Attempts Across Multiple Social Identities Among Gay and Bisexual Men: An Intersectionality Analysis |
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| Authors: | Olivier Ferlatte Travis Salway Olena Hankivsky Terry Trussler John L. Oliffe Rick Marchand |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Men’s Health Research Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;2. Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;3. Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;4. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;5. School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This study draws from intersectionality to describe variations in recent suicide attempts (RSA) among gay and bisexual men (GBM) across sociodemographics. Using survey data, logistic regression modeling explored RSA in two analytical stages: (1) the individual effects of each sociodemographic were measured; (2) two-way interaction terms between sociodemographics were tested and added to the models created in stage A. In stage A, only education and income achieved significance. In stage B, the study found that (a) education and income interacted significantly such that the odds of RSA increased for those with a lower income and a lower education; (b) sexual orientation and partnership status interacted, resulting in decreased odds among bisexual men in heterosexual partnerships; and (c) income and education interacted with geography; the effects of these variables were significant only among urban men. These findings suggest that GBM are at unequal risk of RSA according to intersecting sociodemographics. |
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| Keywords: | Suicide suicide attempts risk factors intersectionality gay bisexuality homosexuality |
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