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http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/02/27/study-gay-marriage-could-save-lives/
DETROIT (WWJ) Is living together bad for a gay couple’s health? It could be, according to a new study in the “Journal of Health and Social Behavior.”
A study by Michigan State University sociologist Hui Liu found same-sex couples who live together experience poorer health than married people of different sex.
“If you compare with different sex married people, the same-sex people have worse health … no matter which risk group you talk about,” Liu said.
She added the odds of gay men living together reporting poor health was 61 percent higher than their married male counterparts. For gay women, it was 46 percent.
What’s the takeaway? It’s not whether someone is gay that matters, Liu said, it’s whether they’re married. Married people report better health overall.
“Legalization of same-sex marriage may promote the health of same-sex couples,” Liu said.
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http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/02/27/study-gay-marriage-could-save-lives/