Why isn't homosexuality considered a mental illness?

Men and women are biologically structured to reproduce so why would sexual deviance be considered normal. Paedophilia is considered a mental disorder and so is being transgender/transexual (they are called Gender identity disorder as well as Body dysmorphic disorder). Homosexuality was only repealed as a mental illness due to mass demonstrations and a vote by the American Psychiatric Association in 1974. Now gay propoganda is everywhere, in schools, films and even public demonstrations making it appear as if it is normal. Those who oppose this view are labelled as "homophobes" or "bigots". Why has society so quickly accepted a group that is sexually deviant?
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  • Because it doesn't fit any of the criteria listed in the DSM

    www.saybrook.edu/newexistentialists/posts/05-11-12

    Now I have a concentration in psychology and the only reason gay people suffer from higher rates of mental illnesses is because of people like you. You may not agree with their lifestyles and even if being gay was a choice it is not as if it matters. They are human too.

    It is no longer considered a mental illness because you know what psychologists started caring about their studies more of as a science instead of making up bullshit to justify demonizing a behavior they didn't understand. We understand a lot more about homosexuality than they did a long time ago. It also doesn't fit anywhere in the criteria defining a mental disorder , it doesn't interfere with a person's life unless they are surrounded by hateful people.

    People are gay due to genetics , and they aren't sexually deviant either because some gay people are virgins and others have really bland sex. It isn't wrong if it is two consenting adults. Its not as if you are being forced to watch either.

    Now if you don't like gays or are afraid that they will hit on you just tell them that you are straight and they will just not hit on you and stuff. Just treat people with respect because everyone deserves to feel safe and loved.

    • Homosexuality is almost certainly not genetic, no. It's partially genetic, though.

  • Because homosexuals have been around since the dawn of time and there is nothing wrong with it. It is not a mental disorder no more than Paedophilia is. I actually believe that paedophilia is a sexual orientation. I don't think it's one we should allow or encourage, but I do believe it is how that person is wired. I don't think it is a choice.

    The reason people are labelled bigots and homophobes is that there is no basis for the hate. Homosexuals live lives just the same as heterosexuals. They just love a person that makes you uncomfortable for some strange reason. If we go by your rules then people who wish to have sex but use contraception have disorders too then, as they do not wish to reproduce.

    • I have nothing against condoms, since having a child isn't a decision that should be taken lightly. Anyways my problem isn't that they do it but that they promote this indecent act and make it seem as normal.

    • Why is it indecent?

    • Because it promotes unnatural sexual relations.

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  • In order for something to be a "disorder" or an "illness" it has to be something that interferes with someones normal functioning in every day life.
    Since gay people are able to live a normal life it is not a disorder or an illness.
    It's okay to not agree with someones lifestyle.
    But I definitely feel that we should respect other peoples choices, if what they are doing is not harming any one.

    • I guess it makes sense that it isn't physically harming anyone unlike pedophiles however their propaganda has become mainstream and that is where I draw the line. My stance is this: Your bedroom is your business but don't go about promoting your sexual deviancy.

    • Perhaps people think the more the gay lifestyle is put out there, the more accepting people will be. There's a reason why the phrase "Coming out of the closet" exists. Being gay is usually hidden and not talked about.

    • Wouldn't it be better to keep it to themselves and their partners?

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  • I believe it's a mental illness.

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  • It depends a lot on how you define mental illness. Homosexuality is certainly a difference in "the wiring". But most in the medical community do not consider something that is difference as an illness untill it affects their ability to function in the normal world. And homosexuality does not affect your ability to function.

  • it is a mental illness, or at the very least a stray from the norm, its against nature's laws of reproduction

    that doesn't mean we can't accept it. it doesn't cause anyone any harm.

    • Dude!!! your like the first person who sees it like me! i always believed that its not a norm, that its against natures laws but as long as its causing no harm it can be accepted and should be respect bro

    • I thought I was alone in this thinking, as well.

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  • Because it's not a pathology. It's an orientation and NOT a choice. It causes no harm and is not a threat.

  • For one many gay people want to reproduce they're just not attracted to what they have to reproduce with. thats why they still adopt and still have kids they just don't want to do it with the opposite gender.
    Why did it matter. If you think about it whether it's a mental illness or not doesn't really matter.

  • Homosexuality a preference, I could be intimate with women but my preference is men. Biologically homosexuals could mate with the opposite sex and reproduce but their preference is the same sex. Paedophillia and gender identity are felt not to be a choice but is an illness/disorder.

  • omg... it isn't a mental illness

    • Proof?

    • none. Im an engineer, not a psychiatrist.

    • Well I'm happy for you that you're an engineer, there needs to be more women in the STEM field. However your lack of proof makes your opinion worthless.

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  • to be honest i don't know why this is being called into question because gay marriage does not affect my life or anyone else in the slightest unless you're gay don't judge something you don't understand

    • It affects free speech and forces everyone to accept homosexuality as normal.

    • You have the right to be ignorant and now it does not affect free speech if anything it expands it

    • It expands free speech for homosexuals at the expense of the majority. In Canada for example anti gay speech is deemed illegal because it is "hate speech". In other countries it forces "political correctness" so as not to offend the homosexuals.

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  • I don't think it's a big deal

  • It technically is a mental illness by definition. Its not "normal", but i do support gay rights, because if a dude marries another dude, then it doesn't effect my life one way or the other. Besides, its not my place to tell people what they can and can't do.

  • It's not an illness. It IS mental, their brains are basically wired differently. But it's not an illness, nor a disorder. It's just different wiring, like left-handedness.

  • It is more a biological deformity than a mental sickness, but it's just not life-threatening nor really causing any real issues, and even if they demonize it they can't really treat it. So you may as well accept that some individuals engage in this particular sexual behavior.

    • There isn't any proof of it being a biological deformity. There is no "magical" gay gene or testosterone imbalance.

    • Didn't they find something about the INAH3?

    • It is not widely accepted and has many flaws in the conducted research.

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  • Because loving a man or woman and you being a man or woman... doesn't matter... ITS JUST LOVE... i am straight... but ga if i want to kiss a woman ITS NO ONES BUSINESS BUT MINE... i dont wanna but if i did so what... it is what it is... they are just different with the way they think... EVERYONE THINKS DIFFERENT... not what everyone thinks is wrong or right its just who that person is... AGAIN IT IS WHAT IT IS... I MIGHT GET HATE FOR THIS OPINION AND I DONT CARE

  • Because it's not an illness? It's found in many different species. Recently scientists have been saying that it's nature's own method of population control.

    • Just because animals do it doesn't mean that we should as well. Mental illness exists in animals as well. Animals also have a lot less self control than humans. I've heard this theory before that it is a form of population control, personally I don't buy it especially when you look at places like India and China where the population is enormous.

    • Well, among male giraffe's, being gay is actually more common than being straight. So do you think all giraffes have a mental illness? And the reason why those two countries have a high population is because some cultures force people to have up to 10 kids.

    • I don't know about giraffes but in countries such as China where the government has stepped in to limit the amount of children someone could have, you'd think that homosexuality would also play it's part in lowering the population but it can't since homosexuals only make up about 5% of the population.

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  • You're going to blame mental illness just about anything?

    • What? "You're going to blame mental illness just about anything?" Oh You're going to blame mental illness ON just about anything? No only on deviant behaviour.

  • it is normal thats why i would much rather be with a girl than a boy its personal preference and i bet behind the anon is someone who possibly watches lesbian porn being homosexual is not a mental illness at all

    • Pornography is acting, most of what you see there doesn't happen in real life. I rarely watch it since I don't enjoy it as much as I used to. Lesbian porn is ok but I prefer striptease.

  • I don't know man...

  • Who cares. Faggotry is not something you make sense of. It just exists. Wether its something that gets implanted in someones head early on or a choice that is made later. I've seen my neighbors male dogs fucking each other because they have nothing else to fuck. Dogs do it... its really simple, dont make it seem all complicated with words like "illness" and "disorder".

  • Because it's not a mental illness. There's no reason to assume it's an illness.

    The only argument I've heard is that gay people can't reproduce, but then again, neither can sterile people.

  • Would you *generally* consider not wanting to reproduce to be indicative of mental illness?

  • It used to be

  • Homosexuality is found in nature of all species. Homophobia is found in only one specie.

  • It doesn't actually harm lives so it's not an illness just a deviation

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