Posted on 05/27/2004 12:21:43 PM PDT by EdReform
May 7, 2004 - The Division 44 Newsletter, (Spring, 2004) published by the American Psychological Association's Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues, urged gay psychologists to become activists in supporting gay marriage and domestic partnerships.
Judith Glassgold, the president of Division 44, also urged gay psychologists to oppose any attempts by conservative groups to de-fund sexual orientation or sexuality studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In her editorial, Glassgold says that Division 44 has contacted the APA's Public Policy office to urge them to lobby against President Bush's Defense of Marriage Amendment. In addition, she has encouraged gay psychologists to build allies inside the APA and also with outside gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgendered communities.
She noted that Division 44 is building relationships with Division 19, the Military Psychology section of the APA in order to "oppose unfair and discriminatory policies together."
Dr. Glassgold also observed that the Executive Committee's meeting in Chicago (March, 2004) was to be devoted to a discussion of military issues, family protections and rights, as well as transgender issues.
Transsexual Psychologist Urges Change In DSM
In a separate article in the Division 44 Newsletter, a male-to-female transsexual doctor, writing under a pen name, expressed his hope that someday the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual would be changed to normalize transsexualism.
Madeline H. Wyndzen states: "As a psychologist and transsexual, I find that the mental illness label imposed on transsexuality is just as disquieting as the label that used to be imposed upon homosexuality." He said he looked forward to the day when his children will think that it was "unfathomable that I was once diagnosed and treated for 'Gender Identity Disorder.'"
Heterosexuality "No Longer Normative"
Division 44 head Dr. Glassgold wrote a second essay in the newsletter which dealt with the use of psychoanalysis and other philosophies to "reformulate" psychoanalysis and reorder society's view of reality.
According to Glassgold, "Psychoanalysis has evolved and modern psychoanalysis no longer sees heterosexuality as normative and no longer views sexual and gender varieties as pathological; as a result, psychoanalysis and LGBT psychology do not have to be at odds, and can actually be allies."
Glassgold says that psychoanalysis, united with postmodernism and social constructionism, "provides very powerful theories to understand reality; however this potential has yet to be fully realized."
She continues, "Social change as well as new and fluid models of gender and sexuality can evolve from psychoanalytic understanding. Some of the strengths of modern psychoanalysis are its rejection of predetermined goals, its embracing of psychic creativity, and respect for an individual's agency in self-realization."
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Like the ABA there is no alternative to the APA publication. Is there a professionally recognized competitor to the DSM? one that includes homosexuality as an illness which would be recognized in a court of law?
How about the testimony of experts in divorce cases who have testified as to the desructive nature of the homosexual lifestyle of a recent convert mother or father?
Wow.
"a male-to-female transsexual doctor, writing under a pen name,"
Well I guess he/she/it is none too proud of his/her/its make-up.
To paraphrase, I hope children one day will be taught how close we came to disaster in not treating gender identity disorder.
Great: the APA as non-political as ever.
Physician heal thyself.
Just think, if the shrinks hadn't declared gays to be sane, they'd now be protected under the ADA (disabilities act)
Is there a professionally recognized competitor to the DSM? one that includes homosexuality as an illness which would be recognized in a court of law?
To my knowledge, no. The infiltration of the American Psychiatric and Psychological Associations by homosexual activists was the beginning of a well planned campaign to "normalize" homosexuality by gaining control of key divisions in the medical and health related professional organizations. Other professional organizations have been infiltrated as well. And many organizations simply rely on the "expertise" of other professional organizations when developing position statements for their organizations, so you're starting to see more agreement on homosexual issues. And it's not based on science, but on political social agenda ( see this example of the American Academy of Pediatrics vs the American College of Pediatricians ).
Homosexual Agenda Ping - read the thread and click the links. The homo-nazis want to subvert every institution that does not automatically surrender to their will.
Note this:
"She noted that Division 44 is building relationships with Division 19, the Military Psychology section of the APA in order to "oppose unfair and discriminatory policies together."
They want homosexuals in the military so bad they are drooling and trembling.
I humbly submit that we should contact whoever we can about this cr*p.
Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.
And to think OUR TAX MONEY funds the stoopid NIH.
This is de rigueur for the American Psychological Association - many of whose members unfortunately exhibit symptoms of mental illness.
Many of the latter are in positions of public employment where they can affect and infect others - while getting paid for it, quite handsomely from public funds.
(Neurotics build castles in the air...Psychotics live in them...Psychologists collect the rent.)
Another organization whose members frequently exhibit a need of psychological help is the Modern Language Association - there is some cross membership here.
Both organizations include superb specimens of the essence of liberalism - of its divorce from reality.
I'd like to know why it is that so many of these gay couples tend to choose partners who could be their twin? Are they in love with themselves - narcissistic - engaging, as adults, in infantile behavior with their "own" image?
Indeed
Agreed
Better start checking the RUC (Republican Unity Coalition) website to see whether they're working on this......Mary Matalin, who works for Dick Cheney now (with Mary Cheney, who's gay), is the top-drawer GOP'ers' liaison and point woman with RUC.
Dubya wants gay support, not "religious right" support. After all, where are the conservatives going to go?
He's anesthetizing his base for November by supporting and dallying with gay groups like these.
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