Readers from the LEP have commented on this issue:
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Lottery-cash-for-gay-drug.4648578.jp
UCLAN has been awarded nearly half-a-million pounds for research into drug abuse among gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
The International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion has been granted the funding, in partnership with the Lesbian and Gay Foundation under the Big Lottery Research Programme. The five year study will examine confidential questionnaires to discover levels of drug and alcohol abuse in gay communities across England.
MPs and religious groups have criticised the funding as they believe it should help all drug users rather than focusing on the sexuality of specific communities. Reverend Timothy Lipscomb (a Preston vicar) supported this point. He said: "I think this money needs to take in a broad cross-section of society to tackle what is a terribly important issue." I agree with this.
The gay community is synonymous with hedonism and recreational drug taking but this does not mean that they should be singled out as fervent drug users more than any other community. Indeed, there is a high rate of substance abuse but as a comment in today's LEP states, I didn't realise there was a difference between gay or straight drug users. Does anyone want to comment?
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