Posted by laima on March 1, 2007, at 18:20:55
In reply to Re: Diagnoses, interesting and otherwise » Declan, posted by Quintal on March 1, 2007, at 17:42:15
Um, well speaking as a straight person (as if that even matters)- I fail to even remotely comprehend how being gay could possibly be considered an illness or disorder?I think it's purely a cultural thing as to whether or not it's approved of. In some cultures it's no issue whatsoever, sometimes even considered a sort of third gender, in some others, it is considered an abomination against god's plan to populate the earth. Something like that. Some people get suspicious that there is a gay conspiracy to make other people gay, but that is ludicrous beyond even being worthy of discussion. Being gay itself doesn't interfere with one's ability to lead a happy, healthy productive life, to be a responsable and ethical citizen, productive member of society, intelligence- anything. Some might even argue it's a solution to the overpopulation problem.
I hope you guys are kidding.
> >I tend to think if they had any guts they'd still call being gay an illness,
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> My psychiatrist did, but regretted 'that isn't something we usually treat'. He was a devout Muslim and was exercising his right to declare his personal biases on current medical practise. I know what you mean though, at a time when some of the most trivial differences in behaviour and thinking between people are being pathologized it's odd that homosexuality escapes any serious attention as an illness.
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