'Gay Marriage Saves Lives,' Reveals New Study

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After the legalisation of gay marriage, the suicide rates in same-sex relationships have seen a drop in Denmark and Sweden. As per the Guardian report, homosexual people remain to be the highest in number who take their own lives. 

'Gay Marriage Saves Lives,' Reveals New Study

A joint study conducted by researchers from Stockholm University and the Danish Research Institute compared the ratio of suicide rates between same-sex and heterosexual relationships in the periods 1989-2002 and 2003-2016.

According to the study, the number of suicides among same-sex couples reduced to 46% to that of heterosexual couples who amount to only 28%. Therefore, increasing Gay marriage has been saving lives.

The same report suggests that though the suicide rate among homosexual marriage reduced, the number keeps increasing among non-married people. As per 2018 report, 35 studies from 10 countries reveal that LGBT+ people commit suicide at least three times more than straight people.

அரசியல், விளையாட்டு, நாட்டுநடப்பு, குற்ற சம்பவங்கள், வர்த்தகம், தொழில்நுட்பம், சினிமா, வாழ்க்கை முறை என பலதரப்பட்ட சுவாரஸ்யமான செய்திகளை தமிழில் படிக்க இங்கு கிளிக் செய்யவும்      

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