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I think you could find this information in a lot of places because it is true and important. But here, try this, the International Journal of Epidemiology:
Age-specific mortality was significantly higher for gay and bisexual men than all men aged 30–44. Life expectancy at age 20 for gay and bisexual men ranged from 34.0 years to 46.3 years for the 3% and 9% scenarios respectively. These were all lower than the 54.3 year life expectancy at age 20 for all men. The probability of living from age 20 to 65 years for gay and bisexual men ranged from 32% for the 3% scenario, to 59% for the 9% scenario. These figures were considerably lower than for all men where the probability of living from 20 to 65 was 78%. Conclusion. In a major Canadian centre, life expectancy at age 20 years for gay and bisexual men is 8 to 20 years less than for all men. If the same pattern of mortality were to continue, we estimate that nearly half of gay and bisexual men currently aged 20 years will not reach their 65th birthday. Under even the most liberal assumptions, gay and bisexual men in this urban centre are now experiencing a life expectancy similar to that experienced by all men in Canada in the year 1871.
Can you find something more recent? This thing is nearly 20 years old and covers an extremely small geographic location - 1 city in Canada! And it covers a five year time period at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis! Sorry, but you cannot use such an old article, covering such a small population, as any kind of indication of how things are today.
I read some of his stuff--I thought most of it was off the wall but he actually brought up a good point with that one comment. Just because I really disagree with someone doesn't mean everything they say is wrong or bad--it's called civilized discourse. We need more of it in this country.
Just checking......even a blind squirrel can get an acorn once in a while.
No. He read it in his King James version of his Bible. Ya know, the same King James that was bisexual.
I thought so.......also the same Bible that has been revised countless times to suit agendas........not even gonna talk about the botched translations!
This argument is about the fact that you think people are incapable of changing their preferences and they should be able to live as they want to sexually. Pedophilia is relevant here. Mind you, I'm obviously not suggesting that homosexuals are pedophiles, but both are immoral.
At least that's what my values system says...do you have any way of telling me that I'm wrong?
Can you change your sexual orientation at will and decide that you wish to be attracted to members of your own sex? Was it really a choice for you to like the opposite sex?
Somehow I seriously doubt it. You were born the way you are. So are homosexuals. Both of you, BTW, were created by the same God for His own reasons.
Can you find something more recent? This thing is nearly 20 years old and covers an extremely small geographic location - 1 city in Canada! And it covers a five year time period at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis! Sorry, but you cannot use such an old article, covering such a small population, as any kind of indication of how things are today.
If you are positing that the life expectancy of a gay male is not substantially less than a non-gay male, then you are in denial.
Only if you lack faith and/or Christ. Maybe you'd be a lot less angry at the world who pair up as heterosexuals if you found either or both?
How about heterosexuals who have faith keep their religious condescension and behaviorial socialism to themselves?
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Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal
Seriously, get some help and find a way to define yourself other than which hole of which gender you want to give or take it in sexually speaking. Be a whole person instead of belitting yourself to orifice identity. You'll be happier and a lot more healthy. Go in peace.
Why is that more offensive to you than people who identify or define themselves primarily with one or another particular sky deity?
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but he actually brought up a good point with that one comment. Just because I really disagree with someone doesn't mean everything they say is wrong or bad--it's called civilized discourse. We need more of it in this country.
