研究表明，同性婚姻合法化可以改善同性或双性取向之男士的健康状况。来自美国麻萨诸萨州的资料显示，自从该州同性婚姻合法化后，同性恋或双性取向的男性看医生的次数明显减少，特别是因为焦虑或应激水平的降低看心理医生的次数减少明显，伴随看医生次数减少之结果是医疗费用支出的降低。

上述结果提示，婚姻合法化是多么重要。由此可以推论，人们在日常生活中遵章守纪将有利于健康。更多资讯，请参阅全文。

Legalized Same-Sex Marriage May Boost Gay Men's Health

Gay, bisexual men in Massachusetts had fewer doctor visits after law changed, study says

THURSDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Gay men who live in states where same-sex marriage is legal are healthier, have less stress, make fewer doctor visits and have lower health-care costs, a new study finds.

　　It included more than 1,200 patients at a large Massachusetts health clinic that provides services for gay men and other sexual minorities.

　　During the 12 months after the 2003 legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, there was a significant decrease in medical care visits, mental health visits and mental health-care costs among gay and bisexual men, compared to the 12 months before the law changed.

　　This led to a 13 percent reduction in health-care visits and a 14 percent reduction in health-care costs. The health benefits were similar for single gay men and those with partners.

　　No reduction was seen in HIV-related health visits by HIV-positive men, which suggests that those in need of HIV/AIDS care continued to use needed health-care services, the researchers said.

　　The study was published online Dec. 15 in the American Journal of Public Health.

　　"These findings suggest that marriage equality may produce broad public health benefits by reducing the occurrence of stress-related health conditions in gay and bisexual men," lead author Mark Hatzenbuehler, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, said in a foundation news release.

　　Lesbians weren't included in the study because there were too few who visit the clinic.

　　Previous research has shown that not having the legal right to marry can have a stressful effect on gays, lesbians and bisexuals, according to the release.

　　"This research makes important contributions to a growing body of evidence on the social, economic and health benefits of marriage equality," Hatzenbuehler said.

SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, news release, Dec. 12, 2011