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Published: Tuesday, Nov. 1 2011 3:00 p.m. MDT

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Pagan
Salt Lake City, UT

*'Utahns think about suicide more than other Americans, study shows' - By Dennis Romboy, Deseret News - 10/21/11

'SALT LAKE CITY One in 15 Utah adults seriously considered suicide in the past year, the highest rate in the nation, according to a new report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found 6.8 percent of Utahns ages 18 and older had suicidal thoughts.'

*'Teens gay or straight more likely to attempt suicide in conservative towns' - By LINDSEY TANNER - Medical Writer - AP - 04/18/11

'Lesbian, gay and bisexual youths who live in social environments that are more supportive of the LGBT community are 25 percent less likely to attempt suicide than their peers who live in less supportive places, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.'

*Survey links gay suicides to religious message - BY KRISTEN MOULTON SL TRIBUNE 02/17/11

Now:

I have not insutled anyone, any faith, any people.

I prefer to let the facts, speak for themselves.

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