Background: Past studies have repeatedly shown higher suicidal thoughts and attempts among sexual minority members, yet have remained opaque on whether these groups are more prone to taking their own lives. Aims: This short report focuses on suicide deaths among sexual minority members. Method: We utilized two large-scale surveys: one, among adults, the updated Cumulative General Social Surveys, and the other, among adolescents, The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), where respondents' data were cross-linked to National Death Index death records. Results: Results confirmed pre-existent findings showing elevated suicide rates among sexual minority females but not among sexual minority males. Limitations: The shortfall of female adolescent suicides in the Add Health sample prevented us from examining the question of female sexual minority suicides within this population. Conclusion: Although ample evidence demonstrates higher suicidal thoughts and attempts among sexual minority males, three studies presently do not confirm their greater propensity to die by suicide, compared with heterosexual males; yet, for sexual minority females the evidence is steadily mounting showing their greater suicide risks.

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关于自杀性人员中性少数族裔人数是否过高的研究说明。

背景：过去的研究反复表明，在少数族裔成员中有更高的自杀念头和企图，但对于这些群体是否更倾向于自杀而仍然不清楚。目的：这份简短的报告重点关注少数族裔成员的自杀死亡。方法：我们利用了两项大规模的调查：一项是在成年人中进行的，更新后的累积性综合社会调查，另一项是在青少年中进行的《青少年健康国家纵向研究（补充健康）》，其中受访者的数据与国家死亡指数死亡记录。结果：结果证实了先前的发现，表明性少数族裔女性的自杀率升高，但性少数族裔男性的自杀率并未升高。局限性：Add Health样本中女性青少年自杀的不足使我们无法研究此人群中女性少数族裔自杀的问题。结论：尽管有充分的证据表明性少数男性中有较高的自杀念头和尝试，但与异性恋男性相比，目前有三项研究没有证实其自杀死亡的可能性更大。然而，对于性少数女性而言，越来越多的证据表明她们有更大的自杀风险。