New Research Debunks The Claim That Your Beliefs Can Kill Gay People
ACCEPT OUR HOMOSEXUALITY - OR WE DIE 12 YEARS TOO SOON - NOW SEEN TO BE FAKE RESEARCH It was a spectacular assertion. A 2014 study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine by a Columbia University researcher asserted that “sexual minorities living in communities with high levels of anti-gay prejudice ” have a “shorter life expectancy of approximately 12 years.” Yes , you heard that right. Being gay in an unwelcoming community takes 12 years off your life! This study was heralded broadly by the press with no critical analysis provided for the reader. Not one mainstream journalist stopped to consider, much less challenge, the sweeping grandeur of this claim. It was used as a blunt object to condemn anyone not keen on the mainstreaming of homosexuality. Quite blunt it was. Reducing another’s life by 12 years by failing to agree with his or her sexual desires is no small charge. But is it legit? Compare This to Other Major Health Conditions First, just consider this...