Tyrannical said:
At least one of the studies I found was done in Holland. I understand that they are fairly accepting of homosexuals. Enough so that the right wing elected a gay leader. I can't remember his name, but I think some of his opponets called him the gay hitler. He was later murdered by a muslim immigrant. The Dutch study is important as it attempts to rule out anti-gay sentiments as the cause of the increased mental illness rate. |
hm. I'm still inclined to think that regardless of the general acceptance around the individual, there would have to be some major love and focused identity creation in ways that do not center around the child's sexual identity in order for him/her to bipass that the child is developmentally different than his/her peers. I think it would still be difficult for a homosexual to not have a risk of having mental instability of some sort. Surrounded by guys who mostly act one way and think one way about girls and girls who act one way and think one way about guys, while the child....well, thinks/feels his/her way. Its an obvious developmental obstacle that would be very hard to detour around and deimphasize in the child's mind while everyone around them are getting into relationships and relating to each other concerning and through their relationships. I know I don't live there, but I would love to see what type of social environment that they have in order to analyze the possibilities and validity of their studies.
Interesting about the gay Hitler. I might have to look that up. Also, how long have they been accepting of homosexuals in the way that you say they are now? Do they accept gay marriage? If so, how long have they?
