[kuma]

I have a close family member that I have recommended get "voluntary" therapy.

I've never met a gay or lesbian that wasn't dysfunctional in many ways and I've been regularly exposed to the local homosexual community since I was 12 years old. I've seen many of the relationships first hand. Homosexuality is just 1 symptom of complex unresloved problems.

Loving someone means you want the best life possible for them. Sometimes that involves personal responsiblity on their part instead of just protesting the APA and society so we can all "pretend" nothing is wrong.

This is our society's problem. First we condone all hetero/sexual disorders so how could we condemn yet another. They are still hetero (all homosapiens reproduce heterosexually) but a symptom of their problems is being attracted to the same sex.

The fact remains that in 1973 they removed Homophilia because they believed it would help lessen the stigma not because they had any scientific studies that supported their socio/political beliefs.

[RobbyS]

The fact remains that in 1973 they removed Homophilia because they believed it would help lessen the stigma not because they had any scientific studies that supported their socio/political beliefs. I think they abandoned their stance on homosexuality because they abandoned Freud's theory about it. Since homosexuality did not respond to their treatments, they denied that it was a mental illness.