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Legalising same-sex marriage will help reduce high rates of suicide among young people in Australia

  • Written by: Jo Robinson, Senior Research Fellow, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
imageIn Australia, same-sex attracted young people are six times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than their heterosexual peers.from shutterstock.com

Australia remains the only English-speaking country in the developed world not to legally recognise same-sex marriage. If the upcoming postal survey indicates public support for marriage equality, a...

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