Ban on gay marriage linked to rise in HIV rate
Posted on June 17, 2009
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Two Emory economists have found that a constitutional ban on gay marriage increases the rate of HIV by four per 100,000 people. This the first study of the impact of social tolerance levels toward gays in the United States on the HIV transmission rate.
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