@lololulu19 said in Trans identification:
my best friend is being conned into giving up all his lifelong friends, not just me, and his job by this evil con-artist.
This is certainly a matter of concern, independent of gender identity issues. Perhaps you can make an affirmative effort to stay a friend with your friend in spite of the forces that seem to be taking him away from you--perhaps with invitations to drinks, lunch, dinner, sports events, or whatever common interests you might have.
Since 40% of trans people attempt suicide EVERY YEAR
This does not seem to be true. If we do an internet search on "suicide among trans people" and the first scholarly paper to come up is Indian J Psychol Med. 2016 Nov-Dec; 38(6): 505–509. (doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.194908) which states, in part,
- The suicide attempt rate among transgender persons ranges from 32% to 50%
This is over their lifetimes, not within a given year.
Please let us know how this turns out. It is always very sad to lose a "best friend," and I can unfortunately say that from personal experience.