There is a second - possibly more powerful - reason why gays dion't live as long. God's main reason for placing us on Earth is found right in the beginning of Genesis. It is so that we can be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth (with people). Homosexuality flies in the face of this main purpose of God's. In fact, that is one of the major reasons why it is a major sin. Gays die young because of God's mercy. Most gays aren't properly religious enough to be saved for eternity. God's merciful early death for them is to take them out before they commit more sin. After all, the less the sin, the less to be punished for in Hell.