Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-25 22:27:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7BFB15DC055C59100F834A03F2D7DC15D11247967A3EB1BF32BA6BE688AD4450
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Original Note:
Misleading. A 20 year reduced lifespan applied during the AIDS epidemic, but the authors clarified it was no longer up to date in 2001: https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/30/6/1499/651821 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/jun/07/bob-marshall/bob-marshall-says-homosexual-behavior-cuts-life-ex/ Claims of a 30 year reduced life expectancy came from flawed research: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/unhealthy-gay-lifestyle-claims-tied-to-bad-study-20120911-25qnd.html A 2020 study found no mortality gap for homosexuals: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535220300318 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_life_expectancy
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