Same-Sex Attraction and Youth
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Research also makes clear that individuals who ultimately adopt a non-heterosexual lifestyle are more likely to suffer from a host of negative outcomes including psychiatric disorders, domestic violence and sexual assault, and increased risk for chronic diseases, AIDS and shortened life spans. 12,13,14,15,16,17 Schools should not affirm and thereby encourage young people to adopt lifestyles more likely to lead to such devastation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012