“The rate of alcohol dependence was ten percent versus five percent, “
Are they saying that the rate of alcohol dependence in the UK is only 5%?
That is way off. That’s all they do is drink and eat crappy food.
Homosexuality is a mental problem so this is obvious to sane people.
Discrimination may contribute to the higher risk
really? Maybe its because their minds are warped to start with.
Fortunately, there aren't very many of them. But they do an excellent job of living the "squeaky wheel" syndrome.
Yeah, I can see that.
I got to know a number of gay people in college, and I found they nearly all had really deep-seated problems. Addiction, depression, etc... Some were nice people and some were very weird and creepy, but they all carried very heavy burdens.
Difficulty growing up in a world orientated to heterosexual norms? I guess they’ll always be mentally ill, since we’re 97% of the population.
Who would have ever thought that perverts were also mentally ill?
In all seriousness I work with a lot of young people, some of them gay, and they have a very high rate of partner abuse and suicide. One time I had asked a student about her absences and she told me a the tale of how her lesbian mother was trying to still her girlfriend. TMI for sure.