Mark,
You're a sicko








In 1973, the weight of empirical data, coupled by changing social
norms and the development of a politically active gay community in the
United States, led the Board of Directors of the American Psychiatric
Association to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Their decision was supported in 1974 by a
vote of the membership.
Subsequently, a new diagnosis, ego-dystonic homosexuality, was created
for the DSM's third edition in 1980. Ego dystonic homosexuality was
indicated by: (1) a persistent lack of heterosexual arousal, which the
patient experienced as interfering with initiation or maintenance of wanted
heterosexual relationships, and (2) persistent distress from a sustained
pattern of unwanted homosexual arousal.

The new diagnostic category, however, was criticized professionally on
numerous grounds. It was viewed by many as a political compromise to appease
those psychiatrists - mainly psychoanalysts - who still considered
homosexuality a pathology. Others questioned the appropriateness of having a
separate diagnosis that described the content of an individual's dysphoria.
They argued that the psychological problems related to ego-dystonic
homosexuality could be treated as well by other general diagnostic
categories, and that the existence of the diagnosis perpetuated antigay
stigma.

Moreover, widespread prejudice against homosexuality in the United
States meant that "almost all people who are homosexual first go through a
phase in which their homosexuality is ego dystonic," according to the
American Psychiatric Association.

In 1986, the diagnosis was removed entirely from the DSM. The only
vestige of ego dystonic homosexuality in the revised DSM-III occurred under
Sexual Disorders Not Otherwise Specified, which included persistent and
marked distress about one's sexual orientation (American Psychiatric
Association, 1987; see Bayer, 1987, for an account of the events leading up
to the 1973 and 1986 decisions).


Text of APA resolutions Some psychologists and psychiatrists may
personally hold negative attitudes toward homosexuality.

Notes


1. Although Kinsey's studies are often cited as documenting that
10% of the U.S. population is gay, Kinsey did not categorize his research
participants according to sexual orientation. Instead, he chose to emphasize
sexual behavior and fantasy. In addition, because Kinsey did not collect his
data from a probability sample, valid inferences cannot be made from them to
the larger population.
For a discussion of how the Kinsey data came to be widely understood
as supporting the ten percent figure, see Voeller (1990). Support for the
ten percent figure was also provided by Paul Gebhard (director of the Kinsey
Institute) in a 1977 memo to the National Gay Task Force.



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On 26 Oct 2005 05:16:02 -0700, wrote:


an_old_friend wrote:
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On 25 Oct 2005 11:41:01 -0700, wrote:


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I'm sure you do, fatty.

you know talking to oneself is generaly seen as a sign of mental
illness Mr Slit

Projecting your own mental illness, Marky? You were locked up for it.

more lies Mr Slit

Yes, from *you*, Ms. ****.

no the lies are yours never been locked up for mental illness indeed
never been mental ill

you should try getting your facts from a better source than Stevie

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