No reliable data on homosexual health?
Some health experts say there is no 'reliable' data to justify recent claims by religious figures that gay people are likely to die sooner than the general population, and that the health problems that do exist are a result of continuing discrimination. Whereas the Netherlands which is an a very open and tolerant community to homosexuality is still showing health and suicide problems with homosexuals. Why? Australian Christian Lobby managing director Jim Wallace and Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen have both come under fire in recent days for appearing to suggest the "lifestyle" of gay people predisposed them to ill-health. A range of Australia's gay and lesbian health organisations have lined up to criticise the comments, saying Australia's official census and other health data is not collected in a way that would permit such statements to be made with any confidence. But have chosen to criticize any overseas data. Warren Talbot, general man...