Gay group blames Church for suicides

ANTI-GAY messages from the Catholic Church are fuelling a rise in suicide rates among gay young men, a Cork-based support group said yesterday.

The Southern Gay Men’s Health Project (SGMHP) said the “constant tirade of homophobic comments” from the Church was having a devastating affect on young gay men.

The group was responding to a letter from the 33 Irish Catholic Bishops entitled Life is for Loving: A Reflection on Suicide.