Homosexual Sex as Harmful as Drug Abuse, Prostitution, or Smoking

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ID13655742
AuthorsPaul Cameron (0000-0002-1906-6945, Family Research Institute, corresponding author), Thomas Landess (Family Research Institute), Kirk Cameron (Family Research Institute)
Year2005
Volume96
Issue3_suppl
Pages915-961
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.96.3c.915-961
PMID16173359
OpenAlexW2136176199
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court said same-sex sexual activity could not be prohibited by law. Analyzing data from the 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse (N= 12,381) and comparing those who engaged in four recreational activities-homosexual sex, illegal drug use, participation in prostitution, and smoking --against those who abstained, participants (1) were more frequently disruptive (e.g., more frequently criminal, drove under the influence of drugs or alcohol, used illegal drugs, took sexual risks), (2) were less frequently productive (e.g., less frequently had children in marriage, more frequently missed work), and (3) generated excessive costs (e.g., more promiscuous, higher consumers of medical services). Major sexuality surveys have reported similar findings for homosexuals. Societal discrimination inadequately accounts for these differences since parallel comparisons of black and white subsamples produced a pattern unlike the differences found between homosexuals and nonhomosexuals

Criminology · Drug · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Political science · Psychiatry · Recreation · Recreational drug use · Sociology · Substance abuse · Supreme court · Demography · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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