to help with education, here are some statistics about the homosexual lifestyle.
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One hot button issue of today's modern election process is homosexuality and homosexual rights. On one side of the issue is homosexual and "gay" rights activist groups wanting the homosexual lifestyle promoted and endorsed by liberal politicians. On the other side are individuals and organizations that disagree with that position.
Beyond this, there is much more that can be said about homosexuality and the evidence shows the serious flaws of promoting this as an "alternative lifestyle".
For a moment, let's look at this from a completely secular viewpoint and forget about any moral issues. Now let us consider whether we would align ourselves with a candidate that endorses any unhealthy lifestyle, whether it be drug abuse, alcohol abuse, etc.
According to the Centers For Disease Control, 65% of all reported AIDS cases among U.S. males since 1981 have been men engaged in homosexual behavior. (CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, May 1998)
According to the 1986 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), homosexuals account for an overwhelmingly disproportionate number of the cases of Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Gonorrhea.
The risk of anal cancer "soars" by nearly 4,000% for men who have sex with men. The rate doubles again for those who are HIV positive. Condoms offer only limited protection. (Between the Lines, "Anal Cancer and You," Sept. 29, 2000.)
Men who engage in sodomy are 860% more likely to contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD), increasing up to 500% their risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.( Centers for Disease Control, "Resurgent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease Among Men Who Have Sex With Men," September 10, 1999)
There are higher rates of non-fatal suicidal behavior among those with homosexual attractions than among the heterosexual population. (From a study in the March 2003 issue of The American Journal of Psychology)
Anal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is nearly universal among HIV-positive homosexual men and about 60% in HIV-negative men exhibiting the same sexual behavior. (Infectious Disease News, "Because of HPV, anal cancer screening indicated for certain high-risk groups," October, 1997)
A recent study conducted in the Netherlands — where gay marriage has been legal for several years — found that the average homosexual relationship lasts only 1.5 years.(Maria Xiridou et al, “The Contributions of Steady and Casual Partnerships to the Incidence of HIV Infection Among Homosexual Men in Amsterdam,” AIDS, 17 2003: 1029-38)
A 1991 study of homosexual men revealed that their average number of lifetime partners was 308. ((H. Meyer-Balburg et al, “Sexual Risk Behavior, Sexual Functioning and HIV-Disease Progression in Gay Men,” Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 28, No. 1: 3-27)
A New England Journal of Medicine study of homosexuals who kept sexual diaries indicated that their number of annual sexual partners averaged nearly 100. (L. Corey and K.K. Holmes, “Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis A in Homosexual Men.” New England Journal of Medicine, 1980, vol 302: 435-438)
Another major issue is the average lifespan of homosexuals compared to heterosexuals:
For homosexual males with a partner, the average lifespan was 45. For homosexual males without a partner, the average lifespan was 46. (Deaths examined between 1999 and 2001. Homosexual Partnerships and Homosexual Longevity: A Replication. Psychological Reports - 2002, 91, 671-678)
Out of 6,574 homosexual deaths, the average lifespan if AIDS was the cause of death was 39. The average lifespan if AIDS was not the cause was 42. For lesbians, the average lifespan was 44. (Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, Volume 29, Number 3, 1994. The Longevity of Homosexuals: Before and After the AIDS Epidemic.)
This is only a small example of the toll of the homosexual lifestyle, and shows that not only is homosexuality a moral issue, it is also an issue of why a public health risk should not be promoted or endorsed as a "gay" or alternative lifestyle by any politician.
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