I managed to get a copy of the program from the EPA Conference, April 16-18, 1993, Arlington, VA. Here's the abstract: THE HOMOSEXUAL LIFESPAN. Paul Cameron, William L. Playfair & Stephen Wellum (Family Research Institute, Inc.) To estimate the homosexual lifespan, 6,211 obituaries from 16 homosexual journals over 12 years were compared to obituaries from 2 conventional newspapers. Non-homosexual newspapers' obituaries were similar to US averages for longevity. For the 6,087 homosexual deaths, the median age of death if AIDS was the cause was 39 irrespective of whether or not the individual had a long time sexual partner [LTSP]; 1% died old (i.e., aged 65 or older). For the 690 who died of non-AIDS causes, the median age of death was 42 (41.5 for those 252 with a LTSP and 43 for those 438 without] and <9% died old. The 120 lesbians registered a median age of death of 44.5 (24% died old) and exhibited high rates of violent death and cancer as compared to women-in-general. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA is a regional affiliate of the the American Psychological Association. Cameron has been kicked out of APA. The EPA conference is definitely not peer-reviewed; I'm not sure who is allowed to present there. It seems at least mildly inappropriate to have a presentation whose first author has been expelled from your parent body. (I am a member of APA, but not EPA.) -Steve Greene