"Frankly people of strong religious views, they have been subjected to quite dreadful hate speech and bigotry as well...I know it from personal experience, having been exposed to that sort of hatred and bigotry for the views I've taken, from others who have a different view to me."
- Scott Morrison, responding to Penny Wong's comments on hate speech directed towards LGBTI people.
Dear Scott
Thanks to hate speech and bigotry from, among others, conservative Christians like yourself, LGBTI people in Australia are:
* Three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than hetrosexuals
* Over four times more likely to attempt suicide
* Twice as likely to have a high to very high level of psychological distress
* Two and a half times more likely to have had an anxiety disorder in the last 12 months and twice as likely to have had any other mental disorder.
These rates are considerably higher among transgender and intersex people, who are five times more likely to have a current major depressive episode.
82% of LGBTI people have experienced homophobic/transphobic violence or harassment in their lifetime.
Could you please advise us of the equivalent statistics for heterosexual conservative Christians in Australia?