Tyrannical said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:
It was reclassified in part due to studies done at UCLA in the late 60s and early 70s. They studied a large group of homosexual men in Los Angeles, and found that the percentage of homosexuals with mental illnesses is exactly the same as the percentage of heterosexuals with mental illnesses. Mental illnesses often come in groups, or one can lead to another. So if homosexuals were mentally unstable, they would have more mental illnesses than heterosexuals. But they don't. So it was concluded that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
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Did you make that up?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_psychology#cite_note-8
- Psychiatric disorders: In a Dutch study, gay men reported significantly higher mood and anxiety disorders than straight men, and lesbians were significantly more likely to experience depression (but not other mood or anxiety disorders) than straight women.[8] This difference may be caused by the stresses gay and lesbian people face stemming from anti-gay attitudes. However, a Netherlands study (where homosexuality is much more widely accepted than that in the U.S.) shows that mental health problems in homosexuals are still much higher than in heterosexuals, despite the more tolerant society.[9] [1]
- Suicide: Gay and bisexual male youths are over 13 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual male youths.[5] No such difference was found between lesbian and straight female youths.[6] Gay and lesbian youth who attempt suicide are disproportionately subject to anti-gay attitudes, and have weaker skills for coping with discrimination, isolation, and loneliness, than those who do not attempt suicide.[1][7]
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We have a winner folks. This is also a large reason why generals wan't full non-homosexual armies under their command, AFRICOM, CENTCOM, what have you. The anxiety is exacerbated on the field with gay men.
