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致政策官员：同性恋数据摘要

作者：同性恋与科学研究专责委员会

1. 没理由将同性恋者分别出来，定为社会上一独特生理族群。

多项研究发现，同性吸引并非稳定的状态。大部份在青少年期曾有同性恋倾向之人士发现，到25岁此情况消失，而不经过任何介入。[1] 同运份子虽曾征引其他研究指同性恋是天生的，但相关「研究」往往存在严重的方法学谬误，或是研究结果与同运份子所声称不符。[2]

2. 提倡治疗同性恋者有其好处，并能减低因同性恋行为或引致的疾病及其他问题所耗费公帑。（参第4项）

研究显示相关治疗好处甚多。[3]事实上，一项专门探讨此类治疗所造成伤害之研究也发现，部分受助者称治疗对他们有帮助。[4]

另有研究显示，童年时性别身份错乱往往令孩童在成长期发展出同性恋倾向，但同运份子反对治疗有相关问题的孩童，尽管治疗有助减低儿童被孤立、焦虑、抑郁等情况。[5]

3. 不应鼓励青少年拥抱同性恋生活

同性恋行为令青少年承受健康风险。尽管目前艾滋病教育充足，但无论任何年龄男性，若与同性发生性行为，仍面临多种严重健康风险，包括染性病、艾滋病、酗酒、吸毒（尤其冰毒），与抑鬰。[6]教导年青人使用避孕套，此举已证实行不通；虽然正确使用避孕套能部份程度防止几种性病，但研究显示，高危族群往往不会每次使用避孕套。吸毒，加上高危的性行为，令性病与艾滋病等在男同性恋群体中广泛传播。[7]

4. 同性恋不仅涉及多种严重健康问题与疾病，亦涉及多种心理问题、物品滥用及家暴，既对当事人有害，亦浪费社会资源。

有指同性恋是人类正常的性取向之一，而具此种倾向人士心理健康与其他人无异，但研究已推翻这种泛论。近日有四个设置较精密的研究发现，同性恋者有严重心理失调问题、物品滥用、及自杀念头，其比率明显高于其他人士。[8]已出版的研究亦显示，同性恋关系里虐偶比率也较高。[9]

同运份子将上述种种问题归咎于社会对同性恋态度负面，然而事实上，就算在包容度极高的社会如荷兰及新西兰，同性恋者有上述问题之比率依然偏高。[10]

5. 「同性婚姻」对社会架构绝对有害无益。除了无法生育之外，同性关系也较不稳定、甚至倾向滥交，有别于相对稳定、相对忠贞的男女婚姻。

「同性婚姻」倡导者称，同性恋关系即如普通婚姻，也有同样好处；但研究显示－甚至连同性恋运动份子也承认－期望男同性恋者忠于配偶是不切实际。[11]

6. 同性伴侣不应领养小孩

倡导者曾征引几项研究「证明」同性伴侣抚养孩子与亲生父母育儿无异，但相关研究后来一一被推翻，指其结论与事实不符，无一幸免。[12]其中不少个案，作者误报研究发现。其实多项文献早已说明，缺乏父或母亲任何一方，必然对孩子造成伤害；因此，若说故意令孩子失去父或母亲照顾对孩子并无害处，这种说法可算欺诈。[13]

上述数据摘自一份文件，经下列各位医生、治疗师及研究员签署：

美国同性恋研究与治疗联会（NARTH，下称联会）当年主席Dean Byrd博士；美国儿科医学院董事会成员Michelle A. Cretella医生；联会主席Joseph Nicolosi博士；联会科学咨询委员会成员Richard Fitzgibbons医生；《性别议程》（Gender Agenda）作者、《同性恋与盼望》（Homosexuality and Hope）联合作者Dale O' Leary；南卡罗莱纳州大学医学院神经精神病学与行为科学荣休教授George A. Rekers博士；天主教医学联会主席Robert Saxer医生；联会科学咨询委员会成员Philip M. Sutton博士；联会科学咨询委员会成员Gerard van den Aardweg博士（荷兰）；美国儿科医学院前主席Joseph Zanga医生。

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