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:::::All true. Only homosexuals get diagnosed with GID, because homosexuality is nolonger a diagnosis. Like homosexuality when it was a disorder, it didn't matter if the person acted upon their homosexual desires or not. Both latent and active homosexuality were considered to be disorders. The only difference between this diagnosis and the one prior to 1973 is, whether the patient has "persistent discomfort" with his disorder. And of course prior to 1973, homosexual acts were illegal, so many who recieved the diagnosis were refered by Courts and correctional faciltities, i.e. their diagnosis was ''involuntary''. This diagnosis requires a ''voluntary'' committment to seek treatment on the part of the afflicted party. The very act of seeking treatment is a symptom of "persistent discomfort", which was absent in the diagnosis prior to 1973.
:::::All true. Only homosexuals get diagnosed with GID, because homosexuality is nolonger a diagnosis. Like homosexuality when it was a disorder, it didn't matter if the person acted upon their homosexual desires or not. Both latent and active homosexuality were considered to be disorders. The only difference between this diagnosis and the one prior to 1973 is, whether the patient has "persistent discomfort" with his disorder. And of course prior to 1973, homosexual acts were illegal, so many who recieved the diagnosis were refered by Courts and correctional faciltities, i.e. their diagnosis was ''involuntary''. This diagnosis requires a ''voluntary'' committment to seek treatment on the part of the afflicted party. The very act of seeking treatment is a symptom of "persistent discomfort", which was absent in the diagnosis prior to 1973.
:::::Once diagnosed now, gay gene theorists use a lack of scientific data to persuade the patient he is normal. Others who reject Reparation therapy have no valid science to stand on, other than convincing a diagnosed patient his affliction is imaginary. This essentially is where the theraputic community is at today. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 17:55, 30 April 2007 (EDT)
:::::Once diagnosed now, gay gene theorists use a lack of scientific data to persuade the patient he is normal. Others who reject Reparation therapy have no valid science to stand on, other than convincing a diagnosed patient his affliction is imaginary. This essentially is where the theraputic community is at today. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 17:55, 30 April 2007 (EDT)
:::::RobS, I have a feeling that you may be confusing the concepts of "Sexual Orientation" and "Gender Identity". A person's sexual orientation and their gender identity are separate elements of the human psyche. Sexual Orientation deals strictly with the gender that a person is sexually attracted to. Gender Identity deals strictly with the gender that a person considers onself to be. Gender idendity disorder, while a very real mental illnes, does not deal with sexual orientation whatsoever. For example: let's say that "Jim" is a biologically male heterosexual. He is a man who is attracted to women. BUT, he considers himself, mentally, to be female. Let's assume that Jim goes through SRS and becomes a woman, Jenny. Jenny's sexual orientation has not changed: Jenny is still attracted to women, just like when Jenny was Jim. This kind of scenario DOES occur with some regularity. Orientation and identity are not always correlated.--[[User:Porthos|Porthos]] 18:08, 13 July 2007 (EDT)
== "An*l Sex and Disease" ==
== "An*l Sex and Disease" ==