American Thinker: God, Gays and Mayberry
Blame God or Charles Darwin (if you believe the latter got us to this point), but that is the conclusion of decades of scientific and medical research. Life expectancy for "gay and bisexual men is 8 to 20 years less than for all men," concluded Canadian medical researchers. Lifestyle makes a difference, as homosexual men, are more involved in "rape, incest...sexual sadism and masochism" and are prone to "dehumanized sexual activity, sexual dysfunctions; (and) depressive disorders and panic attacks." They are significantly less healthy, both mentally and physically, than heterosexuals and more likely to experience personality disorders. A study reported in the American Journal of Public health found more than two-thirds of homosexual men reported use of illicit drugs with "serious health and social consequences". The National Household Survey of Drug Abuse sums it up:
"... alcoholism and drug abuse continue to affect lesbians, gay men, and transgendered persons at two to three times the rate of the general population."
Gay is not happy, to paraphrase the t-shirt banned by a suburban Chicago public school district during its celebration of homosexuality. A University of Minnesota medical school study showed that 28% of bisexual/homosexual males reported suicide attempts compared to 4% of heterosexual males, concluding there is "a strong association between suicide risk and bisexuality or homosexuality in males."
Our Knowledge Elites frequently cite Europe, which has been mainstreaming homosexuality for more than half a century, as an example of enlightened sexual relationships. But culture, the sum of collective action, has consequences: between 10% and 20% of children in Europe are sexually assaulted, with those rates at least doubling, sometimes tripling in nations such as Netherlands and Belgium, where homosexuality is actively celebrated. By comparison, in the more traditional United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that child abuse hovers between 1% and 2% of American children. The World Health Organization has found that gays incur greater risk of sexually transmitted diseases, suicide, and violent behavior. And in comparison to conventional marriages, same-sex partnerships experience more domestic violence.