If you've stopped accepting the pablum fed to the public by the "mainstream" media and done some research on homosexual activity, you may be aware that homosexual behavior carries with it some pretty substantial health risks.
In addition to the injuries which sometimes come from using body parts in a way for which they were never designed, homosexuals experience much greater risk of contracting AIDS; in fact, according to CDC figures, 72% of AIDS cases affect homosexuals.
Homosexuals also experience much higher rates of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes and Syphilis.
The instance of hepatitis and anal cancer are also much greater.
Homosexuals have a greater risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide.
All these health risks result in a life expectancy that is diminished by about 20 years for homosexuals.
More information on the mental health risks experienced by homosexuals recently came to light. LifeSiteNews reports on a study published March 19 by Statistics Canada, which is Canada's national statistics agency.
The new study published in Health Reports provides a clinical look at health issues among homosexuals.
Here is there sample group:
An estimated 346,000 adults self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual, together representing 1.9% of Canadians aged 18 to 59 (2.1% of men and 1.7% of women).
According to the study, about 29% of homosexual men had seen a specialist in the last year, where only 19% of heterosexual men had. The rate is about 65% higher for homosexuals than heterosexuals.
The survey also found that 8% of homosexual men had seen a psychologist, but the number for heterosexual men was only 3%. This is nearly three times the rate of heterosexuals.
Similarly, 8% of homosexual men consulted a psychologist, nearly triple the proportion of 3% among their heterosexual counterparts.
Even when potentially confounding factors (notably, a higher prevalence of chronic conditions and mood disorders) were taken into account, compared with heterosexual men, gay men had increased odds of consulting medical specialists, nurses, social workers or counsellors, psychologists, and alternative care providers; bisexual men had higher odds for consultations with social workers or counsellors and alternative care providers.
Ironically, lesbians were less likely to seek a routine Pap smear. Even if no heterosexual activity is occurring, women are still at risk from cancer.
When religious conservatives speak against homosexuality, they are usually accused of intolerance and hate speech. But consider this:
If, say, eating radishes or motorcross riding carried such increased risks, and someone you cared about was eating radishes or motorcross riding, would you just pat them on the back and celebrate this lifestyle? Or would you try to warn them about the dangers of these activities?
Certainly God has something better in mind for human beings than such an unhealthy, dangerous way of living. Maybe that's why he warned us so strongly against it in the Bible.
3 comments:
Shouldn't we all make our own decisions about health risks? It seems many posts on Dakota Voice don't want to acknowledge the idea of individual freedom and responsibility. Would it ever be ok to be gay in the eyes of a typical Dakota Voice writer? If I wasn't a Christian and I took total responsibility for my own actions (whether it is eating poisonious radishes, riding dangerous motorbikes, or having sex with another consenting adult in my own home) could I live openly as a homosexual?
- Kurt from Ohio
Thanks for your thoughtful question, Kurt. I think I understand why you ask it. Yes, we should all make our own decisions about health risks; I couldn't agree more.
One reason I frequently highlight information like that found in this post is that in our politically correct world, it quickly becomes drowned out, when really it should be receiving at least as much attention as, say, the latest report on why transfats are bad for you.
Speaking of transfats, how many times have you seen people dismissing out-of-hand the health reports about transfats, fried foods, dangerous prescription drugs, poisonous materials, and an endless list of other things we see in the news daily? Not every often, reports like this which highlight the dangers of homosexual behavior are quickly dismissed...if the major media even covers them at all.
As I said, in a free country, you've got the right to do whatever is legal behind closed doors, but the media and other activists do homosexuals a disservice by pretending it isn't dangerous and hazardous to the health.
If the kind of dangers associated with homosexual behavior were associated with motorcross racing, and the media buried such information, people would be screaming journalistic negligence and incompetence. But since homosexual behavior is a politically protected behavior, few say anything because they're afraid of being condemned for saying anything negative about it.
I got over most peer pressure a long time ago, though. As someone who tries to follow Christ, I try to do as God has told me to do, which is to try and warn people about behaviors that are both spiritually and physically dangerous. It's sad if they ignore both the Bible and the science, but if they choose to do that, it's on their head.
I'm not at all surprised at these statistics, but I think it should be obvious to everyone why gay people have a higher incidence of mental health issues than the general population. It's because they face great difficulties in life, due to bigoted or naive attitudes in people they must deal with. Imagine your parents throwing you out of the house for being gay - that could make anyone suicidal.
The solution here is obvious: stop telling gay people that they're bad, and make good mental health care universally available.
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