Busby DR, Horwitz AG, Zheng K, et al. - In this work, researchers investigated the extent to which interpersonal victimization, discrimination, identity affirmation, and social connectedness are associated with suicide risk characteristics, and if race and/or ethnicity influence this association. In addition, they explored the protective effect of identity affirmation and social connectedness against associations between victimization or discrimination and suicide risk characteristics. From four United States universities, they included 868 students (63.6% female) who finished an online screening survey and fitted the following study inclusion criteria: self-identification as gender and/or sexual minority, endorsement of at least one suicide risk characteristic and no current use of mental health services. Findings suggest a positive correlation of victimization with depression severity, suicidal ideation, alcohol misuse, suicide attempt history, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). A positive association of discrimination with depression severity, suicide attempt history, and NSSI was observed. Inversely correlation was observed between connectedness and depression severity, suicidal ideation severity, suicide attempt history, and NSSI. Connectedness was identified moderating the correlation between victimization and suicide attempt history. The link between victimization and depression moderated in correlation to LGBTQ identity affirmation.