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Originally Posted by shel90
I dont think anyone's sexual orienation has anything to do with their mental health state unless they have mental health issues from being ashamed of their sexuality.  |
Absolutely correct. As a matter of fact, over the course of the last 30 years or so, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), which writes, maintains and revises the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (now on it's 4th edition, the DSM-IV-TR) removed homosexuality as a disorder (mental or otherwise) in the early 70s, and again clarified their language in the late 80s. Indeed, the only diagnosis that has anything to do with homosexuality anymore is: "Sexual Disorder Not Otherwise Specified" for someone with "...persistent and marked distress about sexual orientation".
The post before yours, by Pepe LePew, is one of the more ignorant I've seen here, and honestly, it's not worth my time to correct the misconceptions espoused there, especially given all the God/Bible tripe.
To that poster, live in your bigoted little dream world if it suits you. People like you deserve to live in ignorance.