How can we stop LGBTQ+ suicide?

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All Out in the Open, Questions from the Closet

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🗓️ 30 June 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Suicidal ideation is very common and can surface in unexpected ways. This week we are joined by Taryn Hiatt, the Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We talk about myths surrounding suicide, warning signs, and practical steps anyone can take when life feels overwhelming. Please do not miss this important episode. For further education, extra resources, and advice on how to change our culture around suicide and mental health, you can visit Utah's suicide prevention...

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0:00.0	Welcome to questions from the closet. I'm Charlie Bird and I'm Ben Shalati.
0:10.0	Each episode we've discussed a question that we commonly get asked as LGBTQ Larity Saints.
0:14.6	We are not trying to answer this question or come to a consensus, but simply sharing our perspectives.
0:19.8	Today's question is, what do I do if I wish I were dead?
0:24.4	Charlie and I are not terribly diverse,
0:25.7	and we share many opinions in life experiences.
0:28.0	For example, both of us love to read.
0:30.6	However, there are some pretty big differences.
0:32.6	For example, Ben never reads a book more than once,
0:35.3	and I tend to read all my favorites over and over again.
0:38.5	I mean, I feel like if you read the story once, you kind of get it.
0:41.2	No, I like to study.
0:42.2	Sometimes I get like a highlighter and will like,
0:45.1	I'm a nerd.
0:45.7	I think the only book I've read non-scriptures
0:48.2	more than once, I've read Enders Game twice
0:51.6	and the 7th Harry Potter book twice. I read the alchemist
0:54.7	basically every year it grounds me it's my favorite book. What is that even about?
0:58.8	It's about a journey. Yeah it's really nice like a journey in the Middle East. I read to
1:04.7	kill a mockingbird pretty frequently as well. It's a very good one. Yeah.
1:07.8	And I could quote the whole story for you because I remember it.
1:11.8	All right. So we would like to provide a variety of voices and perspectives on our show.
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