Gays can't change myth
Refuting the Distortions of the GLBTQ Activists Distortion #3: Persons with SSA are just as healthy as persons in husband/wife marriages. Contrary to the claims made by activists that persons with SSA are on average as psychological healthy as those without SSA (some of which reference a non-representative and poorly designed study of 30 men with SSA done in 1957), [1] numerous recent, large, well-designed studies have found that persons with are far more likely to suffer from psychological disorders . [2] depression, substance abuse problems, and suicidal ideation, than persons without SSA. The authors of these studies reached the following conclusions: “Gay/lesbian participants reported more acute mental health symptoms than heterosexual people and their general mental health also was poorer.” [3] “ Homosexual orientation , defined as having same-sex sexual partners, is associated with a general elevation of risk for anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders and for suicidal th