Do you believe homosexuality is a mental illness or not?

[Anonymous]

I don’t believe it is but it seems like there are some other people out there who still think so.
Homosexuality doesn’t cause a person to feel stress and sadness

Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. But a mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect your ability to function.

A mental illness can make you miserable and can cause problems in your daily life, such as at school or work or in relationships. In most cases, symptoms can be managed with a combination of medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy).

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968#:~:text=Overview,eating%20disorders%20and%20addictive%20behaviors.

[OlderAndWiser]

The concept of mental illness has always had sociopolitical consequences which has controlled how it is defined. If you want to advance an agenda, you can define mental illness in a way that helps you to advance your cause. The medical establishment is heavily dependent on government funding and bows to political pressure, so observing that this definition is promulgated by Mayo Clinic really doesn't score any debate points.

[Dargil]

Like Autism, I think it is a developmental disability; a type of neurodivergence, not a mental illness. Homosexuality has been around through all of civilization as, probably, has Autism.

[Dargil]

Autism Spectrum are not hurting themselves or other people, either. They just have different outlooks at life.

[Asker]

Welcome

[Anemone978]

I'm not sure.. because like a lot of kids who get molested turn gay.. did something happen mentally to them as a child because of the things they experienced that put them on that course or would they have always turned out with that preference even if nothing happened to them?

[Anonymous]

No, I don't. Homosexuals are human beings just like everyone else. They're not hurting themselves or other people. They just have another sexual and romantic preference.

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you for the MHO.

[Asker]

Welcome

[WindAtMyBack]

Yes and no. It all depends on how you define mental illness. The definition of mental illness has greatly expanded over the years. When I was young, it only meant serious stuff like schizophrenia. Nowadays, just about anything is called a mental illness. It's even become almost a fad to have a mental illness.

Is there something wrong mentally with homosexuality? Absolutely something is wrong. Is it a mental illness? Depends on how you define it.

[KostasKouvalis]

Not a mental illness, but I do think it's a genetic mutation. Transgenderism is definitely a mental illness though

[Anonymous]

Clearly a mental illness.

Anyone who thinks ass sex is normal is mentally unsound.

And a Liberal.

Funny how so many of them enjoy sodomy!

[Anonymous]

It might be a mental disorder, but it's not detrimental to one's ability to live and contribute to society, so I couldn't care less. People can fuck who they want.