LGB individuals living in anti-gay communities die early, study shows
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 04:00
in Health & Medicine
In the first study to look at the consequences of anti-gay prejudice for mortality, researchers found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals who lived in communities with high levels of anti-gay prejudice have a shorter life expectancy of 12 years on average compared with their peers in the least prejudiced communities.
