Queer teens are four times more likely to commit suicide, CDC reports

Gay and bisexual high schoolers are four times more likely to have attempted suicide in the past year than their straight classmates, according to the first nationally representative study of queer youth. The new Centers for Disease Control report confirms health differences between LGB and straight teens: far more of the former experience the negative health measures, the study tracks — from physical violence to poor mental health to injecting drugs.

It’s already been established that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults are often less healthy, both because of trouble getting health care and because factors like social stigma lead to higher rates of depression and mental illness. Previous studies have found that LGBT teens are...