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Is it anyones fault that they like the color blue? Is it anyones fault they like coffee? Is it anyones fault that they're sexually attracted to animals, corpses, or little children? If that's the case, then bestiality, necrophilia, and child molestation aren't immoral either. I mean, you can't help that you want to partake in sexual intercourse with an animal or corpse or child, right? Moral and immoral are based on how you feel towards a matter. Thats great to know you don't think its immoral, just know you speak for yourself and your own feelings. I would say to leave morality out of this since obviously there will be different truths. In terms of feelings and most everything, truth is in the mind of the beholder. but back to mental illness, mental illness is a health condition that changes a person’s thinking, feelings, or behavior or all three. But the question with that is, changes their thinking feelings or behavior from what? normal? natural? who decides what is normal or natural? the answer to that is popular opinion. its not necessarily truth, its just an agreement amongst multiple people. So why did the majority of people decide that homosexuality was a mental illness (before 1973 when popular opinion changed) ? I guess that they looked around for answers instead of just deciding things based on feelings. Penis and anus, vagina and vagina, they cant reproduce. The survival of a species is based on its ability to survive and reproduce. If we didn't have the technology we have (such as artificial insemination) , and if everyone was homosexual, there would eventually be no more humans. I guess that people said it was a mental illness because they figured that the want of survival of ones' species is normal or natural. (i say we need both homosexual and heterosexual in order to limit the population so that theres enough recourses to go around so that the race of human can continue.) -nathan

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The real mental disorder is in believing what Conservapedia writes of homosexuality. Not only is the information misrepresentative, it excludes the fact that while some cases are inflicted by  psychosocial causes, homosexuality can sometimes be genetically predisposed and has been observed in many species of animals, but most famously sheep. Either way, homosexuals are still people too and discrimination and persecution is not the answer. There once was a time when interracial marriage was illegal. Gays may become the blacks of tomorrow.  

Freud stated that religion is a psychosis. A mental illness. When someone with mental illness accuses someone else of having mental illness, is he informed or crazy? James101.

Freud stated that religion is a psychosis. A mental illness. When someone with mental illness accuses someone else of having mental illness, is he informed or crazy? James101.

[[Special:Emailuser/Deborah | email me]]</span> 22:16, 23 September 2008 (EDT)

[[Special:Emailuser/Deborah | email me]]</span> 22:16, 23 September 2008 (EDT)

In some cases, homosexuality has been proven to be genetic.

In some cases, homosexuality has been proven to be genetic.WRONG. THERE IS NO SUCH EVIDENCE.

:My following reply answers both this question and if homosexuality is a choice.

:My following reply answers both this question and if homosexuality is a choice.

:Counterpoints/criticism encouraged on my above comments. o.O [[User:NathanG|Nate]] ^{[[User_talk:NathanG|my opinion matters?]]} 14:41, 2 October 2008 (EDT)

:Counterpoints/criticism encouraged on my above comments. o.O [[User:NathanG|Nate]] ^{[[User_talk:NathanG|my opinion matters?]]} 14:41, 2 October 2008 (EDT)

yeah of course being gay is amental illness just like being left handed those revolting left handers how dare they go against the norm! and those people who can't curl their tongue in a tube why it sickens me just to look at them something is obviously wrong with them. and last the most disgusting of all those people who are immune to poison ivy eww can't believe they chose such sick lifestyles can you.([[User:Gosweden|Gosweden]])

yeah of course being gay is amental illness just like being left handed NO IT IS NOTHING LIKE BEING LEFT-HANDED.

those revolting left handers how dare they go against the norm! and those people who can't curl their tongue in a tube why it sickens me just to look at them something is obviously wrong with them. and last the most disgusting of all those people who are immune to poison ivy eww can't believe they chose such sick lifestyles can you.([[User:Gosweden|Gosweden]])

I'm sorry, but if you think homosexuality is a mental illness (or worse, a choice) then your an ignorant bigot (or just mean, stupid, and/or gullible). Homosexuals are homosexual because of their genes. The ONLY reason people think otherwise is because their religion tells them so and they feel compelled to defend their infallible religion. Unfortunately (''sarcasm'') we don't live in a biblical world anymore; people can explain homosexuality properly and can be tolerant. I don't really like how religious people today still embrace the terribly old-fashioned viewpoint of the Bible and discriminate. C'mon people! Think for yourselves for once. You're grown adults . . . act that way! Sorta went off on a tangent there...my bad...  [[User:AShep|AShep]] 21:38, 22 June 2011 (EDT)

I'm sorry, but if you think homosexuality is a mental illness (or worse, a choice) then your an ignorant bigot (or just mean, stupid, and/or gullible). Homosexuals are homosexual because of their genes.SHAME YOU CANNOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE FOR THIS. The ONLY reason people think otherwise is because their religion tells them so and they feel compelled to defend their infallible religion. Unfortunately (''sarcasm'') we don't live in a biblical world anymore; people can explain homosexuality properly and can be tolerant. I don't really like how religious people today still embrace the terribly old-fashioned viewpoint of the Bible and discriminate. C'mon people! Think for yourselves for once. You're grown adults . . . act that way! Sorta went off on a tangent there...my bad...  [[User:AShep|AShep]] 21:38, 22 June 2011 (EDT)

No, it is not a disease. Homosexuality exists in thousands of species in the world<ref>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html</ref><ref>http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/10/23/20718.aspx</ref>. This alone should prove that it is a natural thing, not something to be feared, judged, or labeled ###as an illness. But, if I must continue, it has existed in cultures throughout history. It was used ceremonially in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Greek and Roman cultures, where we get the foundations for our government, welcomed and often expected homosexuality as part of their lifestyle. How can something so commonly found be written off as an illness? --[[User:JoKester|JoKester]] 14:12, 27 November 2011 (EST)

No, it is not a disease. Homosexuality exists in thousands of species in the world<ref>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html</ref><ref>http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/10/23/20718.aspx</ref>. This alone should prove that it is a natural thing, not something to be feared, judged, or labeled ###as an illness. But, if I must continue, it has existed in cultures throughout history. It was used ceremonially in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Greek and Roman cultures, where we get the foundations for our government, welcomed and often expected homosexuality as part of their lifestyle. How can something so commonly found be written off as an illness? --[[User:JoKester|JoKester]] 14:12, 27 November 2011 (EST)

Ancient Greek and Roman cultures also accepted slavery, glorified war and regarded women as inferior to men. Why shouldn't we question their attitudes in other respects?

REPLY: Ancient Greek and Roman cultures also accepted slavery, glorified war and regarded women as inferior to men. Why shouldn't we question their attitudes in other respects? Such as their attitude to homosexuality?

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