"Sinatra?"
Not even close. Phranc is a jewish, lesbian, folk singer.
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GSWarrior, it's possible due to AIDS drugs that the average lifespan of people affected by AIDS has increased somewhat, but it's hard to imagine, given the physical filth associated with the lifestyle, that homosexuals have attained anywhere close to the same longevity rates as heterosexuals.
Since about 80% of homosexuals admit to the unsanitary practice of rimming, which results in the ingestion of feces, it is not unreasonable to conclude that health would be ill affected whether we're talking about the 70s or today.
Besides, if survey dates are that important, then it's ironic that homosexuals so often cite the very old 1948 "10 percent of society is gay" statistic from the oft-disputed Alfred Kinsey study.
Of course, there are many later studies continuing to show high disease rates amongst homosexuals.
As of 1992, a whopping 83 percent of U.S. AIDS in whites had occurred in homosexuals. This, according to "CDC HIV/AIDS" Surveillance dated February of 1993.
A Seattle sexual diary study reported that homosexuals had, on a yearly average: fellated 108 men and swallowed semen from 48; exchanged saliva with 96; experienced 68 anal penetrations; and ingested fecal material from 19.
Sorry. You asked.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that 66 percent of the hepatitis A cases in New York in the first six months of 1991 were among homosexuals.