3. Definition
• Homosexuality is the relationship,romantic attraction,or sexual
attraction between memebers of the same sex.
people who are homosexual are often called gays,lesbians and
bisexual
Gays: men who are homosexual
Lesbians: refers to women who are homosexual
Bisexual: refers to a person who is sexually attracted to both men
and women
4. Health risks of homosexual lifestyle
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Physical injuries
Mental disorders
Shortened life span
5. Physical injuries
• Homosexual youth experience violent physical attacks done by
homophobians,their peers or family members
• they can also have injuries due to rape
6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• many homosexual youth have low self-esteem and resort to
prostitution for survival
• on streets they are also victims of rape and at risk of HIV due to anal
receptive intercourse
• anal reception intercourse is associated with an increased risk of
infectins caused by the organisms such as garbia lamblia and
salmonella
7. Mental disorders
• Homosexual youth often leave their homes or be thrown out and this
leads to depression and suicide
• They become lonely and end up abusing drugs to make themselves
feel better
• They are also likely to commit suicide because of discrimination they
face
8. Shortened life span
• The greater incidence of physical and mental health problems has
consequences for length of life:
• The suicide rate among homosexual youth is high
• The drugs damage the lungs
• They also face fatal diseases such as anal cancer,cervical cancer
,hepatitis B and syphilis
