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Gay and lesbian civil partnerships or marriage could bring lasting health benefits to same-sex couples, Reuters reports today. Doctors already know that marriage benefits the health of both sexes in a variety of ways. British scientists said civil partnerships for gay couples were likely to offer similar advantages.
"Marriage confers health benefits on men and women and similar benefits could arise from same-sex civil unions," said Professor Michael King, of London's Royal Free and University College Medical School, in a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. "Social inclusion is a very big thing because if partnerships lead to recognition...then that stops a lot of unhealthy habits that occur and it also stops a lot of psychological issues."
Well, there you have it. The right wing is partly responsible for creating the very "gay lifestyle" they claim to abhor. The more they oppose allowing gay people equal rights, the more gay people engage in unhealthy behavior.
Of course, this does not mean that we can use this as an excuse not to take personal responsibility for our actions. Still, the cumulative effect of discrimination, social rejection and lack of protection for our families does add enormous stress to daily life and certainly does affect health.
Memo to the right wing: Stop promoting stereotypical gay lifestyles, putting our families at risk and damaging our health. The medical consequences of fundamentalism are literally killing the gay community.
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