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To: scripter
I believe you are referring to Cameron's 1994 study, which was supported by the International Journal of Epidemiology here: Modelling the impact of HIV disease on mortality in gay and bisexual men

No, this does not support Cameron. Cameron claimed that the average homosexual male dies at age 42 even if AIDS is not the cause of death, and that the average homosexual male dies at age 39 if AIDS is included. The article you have linked to indicates: "CONCLUSION: In a major Canadian centre, life expectancy at age 20 years for gay and bisexual men is 8 to 20 years less than for all men." (It also indicates that these numbers are based on statistics collected between 1987 and 1992.) These numbers are at least 12 years more than Cameron's numbers.

Please note I am not arguing that homosexuality is healthy. It certainly is not: the epidemiologists have made that very plain. My concern here is that we should not rely on Cameron. It makes us look bad.

117 posted on 10/17/2005 10:54:43 AM PDT by megatherium
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To: megatherium
You're missing the point. I didn't say the IJE study supported Cameron, I said it supported Cameron's study.

Cameron claimed that the average homosexual male dies at age 42 even if AIDS is not the cause of death, and that the average homosexual male dies at age 39 if AIDS is included.

What is your source for the above? I'm not saying it's wrong I just want to know where you got the information and if the source provides the complete study. Also, what does the rest of the study say and how is that different from the IJE study?

My concern here is that we should not rely on Cameron. It makes us look bad.

Why should we not rely on Cameron? I need specifics and not something that originated from Sullivan or Pietrzyk.

119 posted on 10/17/2005 11:23:40 AM PDT by scripter (Let temporal things serve your use, but the eternal be the object of your desire.)
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