Life expectancy for gay men
Gay men who are in same-sex marriages are living longer, according to a new study that looked at the Danish population.
"Our study expands on century-old knowledge that married people generally have decrease mortality than unmarried and divorced persons," lead storyteller Dr. Morten Frisch, a professor of epidemiology at Aalborg University, wrote according to the Los Angeles Times. "From a widespread health viewpoint it is important to try and identify those underlying factors and mechanisms."
The study, which was published Mar. 11 in the International Journal of Epidemiology, looked at the mortality -- or death -- rates of 6.5 million Danish adults from 1982 to 2011 who were in relationships during that time. The rates of mortality for married gay men has been going down since 1996, and now is lower than that of unmarried or divorced heterosexual men.
"Among men in Denmark, it is more hazardous to be unmarried or divorced than to be married to another man," Frisch told Live Science in a separate interview.
Denmark was the first nation to allow same-sex partnerships in 1989. Researchers used information from the Civil Registration System, which gives out identification numbers simi
On the Margins
Twelve years. That’s the average number of years of life prematurely taken from LGBTQ individuals who live in communities that harbor strong prejudices against members of sexual and gender minorities. The stress of living in an environment marked by stigma and structural discrimination can result in adv deaths from suicide, from an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and from a cascade of other life-shortening health conditions.
These findings were highlighted in a 2016 statement by Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, announcing that the National Institutes of Health was designating “sexual and gender minorities” as a disparities population. This designation served as a notification that the NIH known the health inequities affecting the LGBTQ community—and the need to address them.
The problems start early in life. Across the nation, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth have an elevated risk of bullying, suicide, and substance apply disorder and lack access to culturally sensitive and clinically specific LGBT health care, according to a 2017 review of the literature published
What’s the Lifespan of a Gay Friend?
Despite the scientific evidence to the contrary, pro-homosexual team tend to insist that living the active lgbtq+ “lifestyle” is just as healthy as heterosexuality. Some of the claims made by pro-homosexual groups are ridiculous on their tackle. For example, in its comically misnamed Intelligence Report, the Southern Poverty Statute Center claimed:
MYTH #4: LGBT people don’t live nearly as long as heterosexuals.
THE ARGUMENT: Anti-gay organizations long to promote heterosexuality as the healthier “choice.” Furthermore, the purportedly shorter experience spans and poorer physical and mental health of gays and lesbians are often offered as reasons why they shouldn’t be allowed to adopt or foster children.
Anyone who has done research in this area of public health knows that active lgbtq+ behavior is not a healthy lifestyle, bringing tremendous deleterious physical and mental consequences.
Unfortunately, the research representing these effects is condemned or ignored by homophiles. To complement the study already done on this topic, HLI’s Dr. Brian Clowes took a distinct approach. H
On June 16, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormones, for trans youth under 18. The ruling enables Tennessee to enforce this regulation, and by deciding the law is constitutional the court effectively made it more difficult to question similar laws in the 27 other states where such laws are currently in effect.
IntraSpectrum Counseling supports healthcare equality for trans youth and we discover this SCOTUS ruling to be unconscionable. We assume that this healthcare exclude is rooted in political rhetoric and bigotry and that it comes at the expense of youth who are in requirement of these services, and their families.
- It is a dangerous setback for human rights
- It has significant implications for the well-being of transgender youth
- It is contradictory with the position of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, that both support gender-affirming care for transgender youth
- It allows polititians to rule on medical decisions best left to medical professionals and families
- It will uproot families and create financial handship, because parents will continue to do
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