Gay activists do their best to stop any publicity that weakens their cause.
However, it is in everyone's interest to make known the facts on homosexual health.For example, cancer facts for gay and bisexual men are discussed on the following websites:
http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/FindCancerEarly/MensHealth/cancer-facts-for-gay-and-bisexual-men
and
http://ari.ucsf.edu/science/s2c/anal.pdf

A USA medical transcriptionist has given the following account of cases she has documented over some 20 years:

" What disturbs me most is the extreme disconnect between what you hear and see in media and in movies, and what children are taught in schools, and what real-life, indisputable medical reports prove. For purposes of this article, we’ll deal with the horrifying physical and emotional maladies and domestic abuse that takes place amongst practicing homosexuals. These patients are seen in all aspects of hospital care including emergency rooms, mental health units, rehabilitation units, surgery and clinics.

Because of privacy issues, I cannot cite the specific contents of the actual medical reports I have transcribed – but the following are some general examples of what they reveal:

• Gay-on-Gay Assaults are at the hands of their same-sex domestic partners (not “hate crimes”) and are repetitive. (Reading details of the beatings is highly disturbing.);
• Besides the many patients with HIV/AIDS, extremely common conditions are patients with penile lesions, testicle swelling and epididymitis*, anal warts, anal lesions, anal tearing, anal scarring, perirectal fistulas, external hemorrhoids with recurrent bleeding and anal abscesses, requiring surgeries such as colectomy, colostomy and colorectal surgery.
• Some have rectal cancer (anal cancer).
• Many have substance abuse problems and the resultant psychiatric disorders, depression, suicidality.
• Anal Laxity: From my work I have learned that repeated sodomy (or anal sex) results in a condition called anal laxity (looseness) that requires surgery or a colostomy bag in order for the bowels to function properly.

The questions that continue to run through my mind each time I type one of these situations arising from homosexuality are: “How can this be an act of love between two people?” and “Why are those who speak out against this damaging behavior vilified as intolerant haters?”
(Source: http://americansfortruth.com/2012/02/19/medical-records-reveal-diseases-and-maladies-associated-with-gay-sex-and-homosexual-behavior/#more-10911)

Interesting fact: a number of studies have shown that left-handed people have lower life expectancy than us right-handed people. Obviously we should try to stamp out this sinister scourge by forcing lefties to use their right hands. And if we can't do that then at the very least we should persecute them and make them feel ashamed for being-left handed in the hope that this will turn them right-handed. It's in their own best interests.

Cheers,

Tony

Interesting and perceptive comments. Thank you.

Yes, Jon J, Indigenous life expectancy is lower than for the non-Indigenous population. Some of the factors affecting gay people would seem to apply. Other minorities also experience diminished longevity.

Incidentally, I know you were joking about men v women, but it is true that married men live longer than unmarried men. Is this another argument in favour of gay marriage?

Raycom, if your observations regarding health are true, what do you regard as contributing factors to these outcomes?
And what are appropriate responses?

Would you agree these are contributors to illnesses among gay people:

. Multiple sexual partners
. Reluctance to seek treatment out of embarrassment or fear
. Lack of health insurance cover for unmarried partners
. Stress resulting from marginalisation contributing to anxiety
. Stress resulting from marginalisation leading to smoking addiction
. Continual denigration leading to self-loathing and despair
. Absence of a committed, caring partner

If these are factors, would you agree that same-sex marriage would be a therapeutic response?

Cheers, AA

Intruiging. The author has frequently contributed articles here supporting gay marriage and decrying the role of fundamentalist Christians. He and I had a discussion about the accuracy of the Canadian study. My suspicion is that gay mortality rates are probably impacted by the AIDS epidemic, but that nowadays they may be more or less in line with the general population. I think he probably has reservations too.

But because he writes a piece suggesting we all need to stand back and discuss the issues of homosexuality using facts, he is attacked from both sides of the debate.

If anyone was well-placed to start a discussion in this area, I thought Alan would be the person. Perhaps such a discussion is not possible.

AA
The choice of engaging in a homosexually active lifestyle is the contributing factor to the identified outcomes.

In all seriousness, socalled same-sex marriage would not be a therapeutic response for the factors you mention.

Gay activists don't have a cause per se to mount. They are just sick and tired of being eternally persecuted by the abysmally Ignorant! That is why they are now promulgating their evidence and factual documentation?
If a gentle, kind and compassionate Jesus walked amongst us today, with his history or caring and sharing; and his apparent almost exclusive preference for male companions?
Many posters, would label him as Gay? And perhaps, the principle reason for his persecution/crucifixion?
Not that much has changed, with our universal education and so-called civilisation?
["So as you act towards the least amongst you, so also do you act unto me!" And, "let those without sin cast the first stone."]
It seems to me many are simply hell bent on trying to justify their completely unjustifiable behaviour or unchristian homophobic persecution?
Science demands we look at and evaluate the evidence, all of it!
Rather than relatively rare and subjectively leaked case histories, that may well be limited to male prostitution; and in my view, obviously promulgated, without the knowledge or consent of wilfully ignored patients'; and or, their rights?
Moreover, how is it possible to objectively distinguish between males serially abused by paedophile priests and or genuinely gay, male prostitutes, from an ill-informed/uninformed/entirely assumptive reading of obviously unsubstantiated private medical or "counterfeit/name changed" records?
Female prostitutes or abuse victims, may well have a similar or a larger history of numerous lower abdomen problems, which could include conditions like STD's, piles, yeast infections and prolapsed wombs, that also need remedial surgical/medical intervention.
There are none so blind---.
Perhaps we could prevent many of the problems presented, by a more liberal interpretation/application of medically assisted gender reassignment?
This would create another orifice, that would seem to Fit more closely, with traditional love making requirements.
Failing that, what other choice do sexually active gays have? Celibacy induced psychosis perhaps, so obvious amongst older or retired, still single clergy or "Nuns"?
My only advice would be, regardless of gender bias, is to always always, engage only in safe sex.
Anything else is none of my business or yours!
Rhrosty.