*According to the International Journal of Epidemiology, the life expectancy of a homosexual male is 20 years less than that of a heterosexual male.

*73% of psychiatrists say homosexuals are less happy than the average person (Lief, . Sexual Survey Number 4: Current Thinking on Homosexuality, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 1977, pp. 110-11).

*25-33% of homosexuals and lesbians are alcoholics (Kus, R. “Alcoholics Anonymous and Gay America.” Medical Journal of Homosexuality, 1987, 14(2), p. 254).

*50% of suicides can be attributed to homosexuals (Kaifetz, J. “Homosexual Rights Are Concern for Some,” Post-Tribune, 18 December 1992).

*73% of all homosexuals have had sex with boys under 19 years of age (Jay and Young. The Gay Report. Summit Books, 1979, p. 275).

*In 1988, a nationwide survey of 6,779 married couples by the federal government (J. Sorenson, Amer. J. Public Health, 1996, 86:35-40) established that, in traditional, heterosexual marriages, the average rate of domestic violence is less than 5% a year. But homosexuals cohabiting with one another reported far higher rates of violence: 20% to 25% per year (D. Ellis, Violence and Victims, 1989, 4:235-255).

*The various studies reveal that children of gays are more than 3 times as likely to become homosexual than children in traditional homes (P. & K. Cameron, J. Psychology, 1997, 131:1-20).

*Homosexuals are 100 times more likely to be murdered (usually by another homosexual) than the average person, 25 times more likely to commit suicide, 37% of homosexuals engage in sadomasochism (Fields, Dr.E. “Is Homosexual Activity Normal?” Marietta, GA).

*Homosexuals account for well over 50% of the AIDS cases in the US (Kaifetz, J. “Homosexual Rights Are Concern for Some,” Post-Tribune, 18 December 1992).

*Homosexuals account for a disproportionate number of hepatitis cases: 70-80% in San Francisco, 66% in New York City (Fields, Dr. E. “Is Homosexual Activity Normal?” Marietta, GA).

*A gay newspaper survey, of nearly 8,000, found that gay couples lasted 3.5 years at the most, and lesbian couples lasted 2.2 years (P. Blumstein & P. Schwartz, American Couples, 1983).

*A recent study done in The Netherlands, which already has same-sex “marriage,” showed that the average homosexual relationship lasts about a year and a half.

(Raymond Kwong is a news commentator.)