Life expectancy of a gay man

During this second assessment, all male participants aged 17 to 59 years (n = ) were eligible to be asked the genders of their lifetime sexual partners. Of these, men did not provide codable responses to the sexual behavior questions and were dropped from further consideration.

Do those involved in homosexuality live as long on average as non-homosexuals? Hard evidence is difficult to come by, but the data we do have suggests that homosexuality tends to shorten life by many years. This briefing summarizes some of the key data.