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Suicide is significantly higher in young gay populations Roland00 Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 05:36:01 PM
Information from wikipedia, for I am just doing a quick summary

Sexual orientation and suicide
See also: Homosexuality and psychology

The likelihood of suicide attempts are increased in both gay males and lesbians, as well as bisexuals of both sexes when compared to their heterosexual counterparts.[19][20][21] The trend of having a higher incident rate among females is no exception with lesbians or bisexual females and when compared with homosexual males, lesbians are more likely to attempt than gay or bisexual males.[22]

Studies vary with just how increased the risk is compared to heterosexuals with a low of 0.8-1.1 times more likely for females[23] and 1.5-2.5 times more likely for males.[24][25] The highs reach 4.6 more likely in females[26] and 14.6 more likely in males.[27]

Race and age play a factor in the increased risk. The highest ratios for males are attributed to caucasians when they are in their youthhood. By the age of 25, their risk is down to less than half of what it was however black gay males risk steadily increases to 8.6 times more likely. Through a lifetime the risks are 5.7 for white and 12.8 for black gay and bisexual males. Lesbian and bisexual females have opposite effects with less attempts in youthhood when compared to heterosexual females. Through a lifetime the likelihood to attempt nearly triple the youth 1.1 ratio for caucasion females, however for black females the rate is affected very little (less than 0.1 to 0.3 difference) with heterosexual black females having a slightly higher risk throughout most of the age-based study.[27]

Gay and lesbian youth who attempt suicide are disproportionately subject to anti-gay attitudes, and have weaker skills for coping with discrimination, isolation, and loneliness,[27][28] and were more likely to experience family rejection[29] than those who do not attempt suicide. Another study found that gay and bisexual youth who attempted suicide had more feminine gender roles,[30] adopted an LGB identity at a young age and were more likely than peers to report sexual abuse, drug abuse, and arrests for misconduct.[30]

One study found that same-sex sexual behavior, but not homosexual attraction or homosexual identity, was significantly predictive of suicide among Norwegian adolescents.[31] In Denmark, the age-adjusted suicide mortality risk for men in registered domestic partnerships was nearly eight times greater than for men with positive histories of heterosexual marriage and nearly twice as high for men who had never married.[32]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_suicide
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Love the Sinner - 13/10/2010 04:07:28 PM 1183 Views
I have to think about that for a while. - 13/10/2010 04:30:56 PM 715 Views
Suicide is significantly higher in young gay populations - 13/10/2010 05:36:01 PM 655 Views
That is not what I think requires thought - 13/10/2010 05:56:06 PM 658 Views
Nossy I ain't a mind reader, no matter how I try or how much I would do Jean Grey - 13/10/2010 06:06:42 PM 789 Views
for ze record - 14/10/2010 02:54:07 AM 679 Views
ok now show that it caused by what Christian beliefs *NM* - 13/10/2010 06:50:32 PM 341 Views
I don't think it's the belief's themselves - 14/10/2010 12:20:01 AM 699 Views
The churches who encourage people to bully gays should be condemned - 14/10/2010 06:43:06 PM 690 Views
Re: I have to think about that for a while. - 13/10/2010 06:29:09 PM 683 Views
He was very frank but completely founded - 13/10/2010 04:34:46 PM 751 Views
Ah, that Ghandi quote sure does get around. (which is funny, since he wasn't a Christian) - 13/10/2010 05:07:42 PM 776 Views
I'm not sure that is true - 13/10/2010 05:16:30 PM 661 Views
I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 05:45:45 PM 742 Views
Question (and this one actually is asking for information )... - 13/10/2010 06:42:17 PM 575 Views
Yes and no - 13/10/2010 06:53:26 PM 835 Views
Okay, fair enough. *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:48:21 PM 303 Views
I would think... - 14/10/2010 04:35:31 AM 732 Views
I have seen gays be bullied before - 13/10/2010 07:02:35 PM 768 Views
You just didn't listen to a thing I said *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:09:29 PM 302 Views
I think there's truth in this as well. - 13/10/2010 07:55:00 PM 711 Views
churches tend to refelect society as much if not more then they influence it - 14/10/2010 07:15:35 PM 682 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 08:30:42 PM 742 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 09:55:52 PM 750 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 14/10/2010 03:49:14 PM 736 Views
Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level - 14/10/2010 05:49:22 PM 768 Views
Re: Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level - 14/10/2010 08:52:24 PM 778 Views
Do you know greek or hebrew? - 14/10/2010 08:57:32 PM 636 Views
I know a few words here and there, but not really. Do you? - 14/10/2010 10:46:36 PM 762 Views
I don't look to Christianity for my answers - 15/10/2010 03:02:16 PM 742 Views
Re: I don't look to Christianity for my answers - 15/10/2010 04:27:25 PM 780 Views
You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point - 13/10/2010 05:51:53 PM 786 Views
so should Christians abandon other religious conviction to stop bullying? - 13/10/2010 07:39:54 PM 686 Views
Re: You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point - 13/10/2010 08:23:07 PM 706 Views
That seems a little myopic to me. - 14/10/2010 09:16:27 AM 697 Views
I think he is jackass that does not believe other's can have apoint of view - 13/10/2010 06:48:12 PM 680 Views
That's right, bullying would go away if we didn't have Christians to make moral judgements on things - 13/10/2010 08:11:27 PM 769 Views
I mostly agree - 13/10/2010 08:19:00 PM 836 Views
most of the bullies I remember from school were not known for their regular church attendance - 14/10/2010 07:24:06 PM 647 Views
I thought I pretty much agreed with you on that point - 14/10/2010 07:44:07 PM 709 Views
Interesting - 13/10/2010 08:56:46 PM 1001 Views
Sometime rants do work and change people's mind - 13/10/2010 09:23:39 PM 596 Views
and sometoimes they are just rants *NM* - 13/10/2010 10:01:55 PM 282 Views
Okay my response now - 14/10/2010 06:04:02 PM 735 Views
He becomes what he hates. - 14/10/2010 02:40:19 AM 861 Views
Good stuff. *NM* - 14/10/2010 02:56:44 AM 304 Views
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I think Chora has dibs on that bumper sticker. - 14/10/2010 09:35:02 AM 818 Views
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It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 15/10/2010 01:16:10 AM 663 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 16/10/2010 05:20:56 AM 778 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 16/10/2010 07:16:21 AM 693 Views
I don't think there is any question... - 14/10/2010 04:42:45 AM 714 Views
If I may quibble: - 14/10/2010 05:22:22 AM 541 Views
He's bullying Christians - 14/10/2010 04:47:13 AM 694 Views
I agree - 14/10/2010 04:09:23 PM 791 Views
Two seperate things are mingled here - 14/10/2010 09:50:42 AM 896 Views

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