The Rainbow Minute
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Friday, September 28, 2012
“Same-sex Marriage Boosts Gay Men’s Health"
According to a December 2011 study published in the American Journal of Public Health, marriage equality may produce many health benefits in gay and bisexual men by reducing stress in their lives. The study – conducted in Massachusetts in the years before and after same-sex marriage was legalized in that state in 2003 – included more than 1,200 patients at a community health clinic.
The findings? Health care visits dropped 13% and health costs dropped 14% during the one year period. Health records of married men also showed less hypertension, depression and less frequency of stress-related disorders.
The study’s author, Dr. Mark Hatzenbuechler, said, "These findings suggest that marriage equality may produce broad public health benefits by reducing the occurrence of stress related health conditions.”
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