https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798418771819 Journal of Black Psychology 1–18 © The Author(s) 2018 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0095798418771819 journals.sagepub.com/home/jbp Article Characteristics and Correlates of Lifetime Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Women Leo Wilton 1,2 , Mary Ann Chiasson 3 , Vijay Nandi 4 , Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger 5 , Victoria Frye 6 , Sabina Hirshfield 3 , Donald R. Hoover 7 , Martin J. Downing Jr. 3 , Debbie Lucy 4 , DaShawn Usher 4 , and Beryl Koblin 4 Abstract This study examined characteristics and correlates of lifetime suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among HIV-negative young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (transwomen) between 16 and 29 years of age (N = 161). In our sample, 36.6% of young Black 1 State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA 2 University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa 3 Public Health Solutions, New York, NY, USA 4 New York Blood Center, New York, NY, USA 5 Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA 6 The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA 7 Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA Corresponding Author: Leo Wilton, Department of Human Development, State University of New York at Binghamton, CCPA/HDEV, PO Box 6000, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. Email: lwilton@binghamton.edu 771819JBP XX X 10.1177/0095798418771819Journal of Black PsychologyWilton et al. research-article 2018