Homophobia
Hurts
You bet the big H hurts us. Suicide. Depression.
Alcohol abuse. Drug abuse. Smoking. Eating disorders. Self-hate.
If you don't want to listen to us. Then listen to these numbers:*
The results of homophobia:
- Suicide
- 818 to 968 deaths per year in Canada
- Smoking
- 1,232 to 2,599 deaths per year in Canada
- Alcohol
abuse - 236 to 1,843 deaths per year in Canada
- Illicit
drug use - 64 to 74 deaths per year in Canada
So, yeah. It's a bomb.
It's a bomb that goes off every day. In homes. Offices. Schools.
Churches. Governments. Advertising campaigns. You name it. All quietly
radiating us with negativity that affects our physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual selves. But there is an antidote.
*The Cost of Homophobia: Literature Review on the
Human Impact of Homophobia In Canada: May 2003
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