Life expectancy of a gay man

{INSERTKEYS}[1][2][3][4] During the AIDS crisis, a loss. The researchers also said their conclusion probably underestimated the life expectancy deficit among gay and bisexual men because AIDS cases were underreported. Methods. We used data from a retrospective cohort of men aged 17 to 59 years, first interviewed in the National Health and Nutrition.

Abstract Previous estimates from obituaries and pre sex surveys suggested that the median age of death for homosexuals is less than 50 yr. The four lines of evidence were consistent with previous findings suggesting that homosexual activity may be associated with a lifespan shortened by 20 to 30 years.

Four contemporary databases were used to test that estimate: 1 obituaries in the homosexual press from through reflected treatment success for those with AIDS but suggested a median age of death less than 50 years; 2 two large random sexuality surveys in one in the USA and the other in Britain--yielded results consistent with a median age of death for homosexuals of less than 50 years; 3 the median age of those ever married in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway was about 50 years, while that of the ever homosexually partnered was about 40 yr; further, the married were about 5 times more apt to be old and 4 times less apt to be widowed young; and 4 intravenous drug abusers and homosexuals taking HIV tests in Colorado had almost identical age distributions.

Early research by the Cameron group purporting to find a significantly shorter life expectancy among homosexuals is not considered reliable, although it has been widely misused and cited. Objectives. The average life span of male homosexuals may eventually compare to that of the general male population.

“Gay” activists will inevitably point to this as proof that the active homosexual lifestyle is safe and healthy. Lifespan of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender populationsThe life expectancy of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is a subject of research.

In , the average loss of life for a male homosexual was about nine years. This briefing summarizes some of the key data. Do those involved in homosexuality live as long on average as non-homosexuals? We investigated associations between minority sexual orientation and mortality among US men.

But this is a fallacy. Publication types Comparative Study. U.S. Obituaries Over 13 Years 6, obituaries from 18 U.S. homosexual journals, compared to obituaries from 2 mainstream newspapers. Previous estimates from obituaries and pre sex surveys suggested that the median age of death for homosexuals is less than 50 yr.

Hard evidence is difficult to come by, but the data we do have suggests that homosexuality tends to shorten life by many years.{/INSERTKEYS}