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The sample sizes are in no way comparable. I saw somewhere that the life expectancy of a homosexual is in the 40s. Would that number hold up for people who drink? Didn't think so.

First off, I don't know if your figure of 40s is correct. Secondly, the proper analogy isn't to people who drink, it's to alcoholics and people who drink and drive.

Still holds with those who drink and drive.

There are roughly 2.5mm homosexuals in this country (2% of 125mm males). 390m admit that they have HIV/AIDS as a result of homosexual contact. 70m homosexuals got it either from sharing needles or from buttsex. Another 30mm won't say where they got it. We're getting pretty close to 1 in 5 here, aren't we?

To say nothing of the fact that homosexuals get all kinds of other diseases, have a MUCH higher incidence of drug/alcohol use/abuse, and are much more likely to commit suicide. I think the 40's is a very believable figure, but I don't have the article anymore, so I'm not going to insist that that figure is correct.

I saw somewhere that the life expectancy of a homosexual is in the 40s.

I saw it in The Actuary in the early 90's. Life expectancy with AIDS deaths included was low 40's, with AIDS factored out was upper 40's.