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What are, or should be, the criteria for inclusion on this list? A simple intersection of "LGBT person" and "committed suicide" would probably be the easiest and least contentious to maintain, but it also may be less than helpful to a reader to mix in individuals where the intersection was just coincidental (eg. James Whale) with those where it was relevant (eg. Turing and the teens/preteens who killed themselves because of bullying). –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 01:31, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Whoops, came here from WP:LGBT after looking at the article and it turns out I've...made this same point nearly eight years ago. I still maintain that it is important to limit this list to people who committed suicide for reasons related to their sexuality or gender, not simply to any LGBT person who committed suicide. The young bullying victims, Alan Turing, Lord Arthur Clinton, yes. But the articles, at least, do not indicate that the suicides of William Inge, Leslie Cheung, Thomas M. Disch, F._O._Matthiessen (unless his sexuality factored into the HUAC investigation in a way that the article doesn't currently detail), Dora Carrington (who appears to have committed suicide from sorrow at the death of her male partner), Brenda Benet and possibly others have anything to do with their sexuality or gender identity. We should also consider removing them from Category:LGBT and suicide. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 01:50, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Should this be renamed "List of LGBT-related deaths", to give a more varied list? I'm thinking of a title which would allow for inclusion of Damilola Taylor and Matthew Sheppard type of deaths. Pass a Method talk 11:32, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
:Support Thanks Jenova20 11:54, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
It appears that "Billy Lucas" in this list has a link, that rather than actually linking to the late teen, instead, links to a welsh athlete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.66.68.189 (talk) 17:09, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
This list has become a garbage list and needs clear inclusion criteria, per Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists#Common selection criteria: "Every entry meets the notability criteria for its own non-redirect article in the English Wikipedia." Each entry should be notable in its own right, and to prevent more misuse of the list (especially because of the very sensitive legal and BLP issues involved) we should require that each entry is notable enough for its own article, IOW notable enough that the article has survived the typical AfD attempts which many, if not most, new articles are subjected.
Misuse places an unfair burden on editors here who are then required to double-check all the sources used. That isn't right. The burden for proving notability belongs to the one wishing to add an entry to the list, so let them create the article. If it becomes accepted, then they can add it to this list.
Accordingly, I am going to start paring the list down and alphabetizing it by last name. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 15:43, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
Should the case of Ryan Patrick Halligan be considered an LGBT-related suicide?
Ryan probably was not himself an LGBT person, but, I mean, there was a significant impact of homophobic messages in the combination of factors that made him commit suicide. So, should it be considered? Magi129 (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
To me, the title "List of LGBT-related suicides" would imply that the suicides listed happened as a direct result of the person being LGBT. However, it covers lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people whose suicides were deemed sufficiently notable to be reported by the media.
In other words, one could have committed suicide for an entirely unrelated matter and still be listed. Brenda Benet is listed, which implies the title, as opposed to the content, is wrong. I'm boldly moving the page, but anyone is free to CSD-nominate my redirect and move the page back (WP:RMUM). Sincerely, Novo TapeMy Talk Page 18:46, 17 January 2024 (UTC)