Study on gay marriage views retracted after allegations of fake data

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(05-25-2015, 01:56 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The whole reason for its listing as a disorder was because it is deviant behavior. Many deviant behaviors have been classified as mental disorders. The problem with the reasoning in doing so is that oftentimes, deviant behavior causes other disorders to manifest simply because of the societal pressures placed on someone. You mentioned Freud considering paranoia and homosexuality to be inseparable. There is a reason for that, and it is because of the societal views of the behavior causing paranoia and depression to often manifest.

Homosexuality is not a disorder, but when people treat it as if it is it can cause mental disorders to actually develop.

You're not breaking any new ground here; as I freely admitted that the fact that it is a mental illness has been disproved. My assertion is: If some become motivated to prove that it is (ala gay gene research); we may learn more.