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Outing (homosexuality)

2020-10-01T01:22:50Z

MuckOruck: Heterosexuals and homosexuals both "out" homosexuals; it is not exclusive to homosexuals.

'''Outing''' is the practice of revealing the sexual identity of a [[homosexual]] against one's own will, forcing one to "[[the closet|come out of the closet]]". Many people have outed famous individuals, causing significant damage to these people's families, their businesses, and their associates.

False outings can sometimes do as much damage as the outing of an actual homosexual and can ruin the reputation of an innocent, respectable person.

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[[Category:Homosexuality]]

Mental Health and Homosexuality

2020-10-01T01:12:59Z

MuckOruck: Specificity

Since the founding of psychotherapy as a medical practice, homosexuality was diagnosed and treated as a disorder (dubbed "Same Sex Attraction Disorder" or SSAD) no different than Schizophrenia and other mental diseases.<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1172711/posts</ref> Under pressure from homosexual activists, in 1973 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) removed homosexuality as a mental disorder from the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II).

Concerning '''mental health and homosexuality''', studies have long indicated that [[homosexuality|homosexuals]] have a substantially greater risk of suffering from a psychiatric problem (suicide, depression, bulimia, antisocial personality disorder, and substance abuse).<ref>http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/Gender/Site/depression/mental_problems.htm</ref>
[[Image:Powder meth foil small.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported the frequency of [[methamphetamine]] use is twenty times greater among homosexuals than in the general population and said meth use may increase risky sexual activity and behavior.]]
For example, a national survey of female homosexuals was published in the ''Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology'' which found that 75 percent of the approximate 2,000 respondents had pursued psychological counseling of some type, many for treatment of long-term depression or sadness.<ref>http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS01B1</ref>

In contrast to claims by [[gay rights]] activists blaming this heightened incidence of mental issues on discrimination, John R. Diggs, M.D. states the following regarding homosexuality and health:
{{Cquote|An extensive study in the [[Netherlands]] undermines the assumption that [[homophobia]] is the cause of increased psychiatric illness among gays and lesbians. The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] have been considerably more accepting of same-sex relationships than other [[Western World|Western countries]] — in fact, same-sex couples now have the legal right to marry in the Netherlands. So a high rate of psychiatric disease associated with homosexual behavior in the Netherlands means that the psychiatric disease cannot so easily be attributed to social rejection and homophobia.<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html</ref>}}

In addition, the late Harold I. Lief, who was a leading a leading sex therapist who was an early defender of having medical schools put greater emphasis on sex education in training doctors, conducted a 1977 survey of members of the [[American Psychiatric Association]] and 73% of the psychiatrists responding said that they thought that homosexual men are less happy than others.<ref>[http://home.messiah.edu/~chase/h/articles/regenera/4.htm Harold I. Lief, Sexual Survey Number 4: Current Thinking on Homosexuality, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 2 (1977), pp.110- 111] (Cited in ''[[Growing Up Straight]]'' by [[George A. Rekers]])</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/obituaries/23lief.html?ex=1175313600&en=b9ffa2542d0e043a&ei=5070&emc=eta1 Harold I. Lief, Advocate of Sex Education, Dies at 89, NYT, By JEREMY PEARCE, Published: March 23, 2007]</ref> Also, in regards to homosexuality and mental health, seventy percent of the psychiatrists surveyed stated they believed that the homosexuals' problems were due more to personal conflicts than to social stigmatization.<ref>[http://home.messiah.edu/~chase/h/articles/regenera/4.htm Harold I. Lief, Sexual Survey Number 4: Current Thinking on Homosexuality, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 2 (1977), pp.110- 111] (Cited in ''Growing Up Straight'' by George A. Rekers)</ref> In respect to personal conflicts studies report that [[Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence|homosexual couples have significantly higher incidences of violent behavior]]. These studies are not surprising given what pathologists have stated regarding the [[Homosexuality and Murders|commonness and brutality of homosexual murders]].
{{Homosexuality and health}}
The late [[Charles Socarides]] wrote:
{{Cquote|For most of this century, most of us in the helping professions considered this behavior aberrant. Not only was it "off the track"; the people caught up in it were suffering, which is why we called it a pathology. We had patients, early in their therapy, who would seek out one sex partner after another-total strangers-on a single night, then come limping into our offices the next day to tell us how they were hurting themselves. Since we were in the business of helping people learn how not to keep hurting themselves, many of us thought we were quietly doing God's work.<ref>http://www.leaderu.com/jhs/socarides.html</ref>}}

The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported the frequency of [[methamphetamine]] use is twenty times greater among homosexuals than in the general population and said meth use may increase risky sexual activity and behavior.<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/methuse.html ''More Gay Men Using Meth, Study Finds,''] by R. Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times, April 11, p. B6.</ref>
== Homosexual men, AIDS and mental health ==

''See also'': [[Homosexuality and AIDS]]

In 2019, the [[Center for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) website declared:
{{Cquote|Gay and bisexual mena are the population most affected by [[HIV]] in the United States. In 2016, gay and bisexual men accounted for 67% of the 40,324 new HIV diagnoses in the United States and 6 dependent areas. Approximately 492,000 sexually active gay and bisexual men are at high risk for HIV...<ref>HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men, Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, Accessed February 2, 2019, CDC website is at https://www.cdc.gov</ref>}}

In September 2010, [[Reuters]] reported: "Nearly one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 major U.S. cities are infected with HIV, and nearly half of them do not know it".<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/23/us-aids-usa-idUSTRE68M3H220100923</ref>

The abstract for the 2013 journal article ''Promoting the Sexual Health of MSM in the Context of Comorbid Mental Health Problems'' which was published in the journal ''AIDS and Behavior'' indicates:
{{Cquote|Despite the moderate efficacy of HIV prevention interventions for at risk gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), MSM continue to represent the largest group of new HIV infections and the largest number of individuals living with HIV in the US. Environmental factors such as sexual minority stress increase the vulnerability of MSM for mental health problems. These mental health problems can be a barrier to consistently engaging in self-care health behaviors such as sexual risk reduction.<ref>[''Promoting the Sexual Health of MSM in the Context of Comorbid Mental Health Problems''], Steven A. Safren,corresponding author Aaron J. Blashill, and Conall M. O’Cleirigh, AIDS Behav. 2011 Apr; 15(0 1): S30–S34. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9898-x</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[Homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality and health]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Homosexuality]]
[[Category:Mental Health]]

Mental Health and Homosexuality

2020-10-01T01:10:58Z

MuckOruck: Specificity

Since the founding of psychotherapy as a medical practice, homosexuality was diagnosed and treated as a disorder (dubbed "Same Sex Attraction Disorder" or SSAD) no different than Schizophrenia and other mental diseases.<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1172711/posts</ref> Under pressure from homosexual activists, in 1973 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) removed homosexuality as a mental disorder from the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II).

Concerning '''mental health and homosexuality''', studies have long indicated that [[homosexuality|homosexuals]] have a substantially greater risk of suffering from a psychiatric problem (suicide, depression, bulimia, antisocial personality disorder, and substance abuse).<ref>http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/Gender/Site/depression/mental_problems.htm</ref>
[[Image:Powder meth foil small.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported the frequency of [[methamphetamine]] use is twenty times greater among homosexuals than in the general population and said meth use may increase risky sexual activity and behavior.]]
For example, a national survey of female homosexuals was published in the ''Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology'' which found that 75 percent of the approximate 2,000 respondents had pursued psychological counseling of some type, many for treatment of long-term depression or sadness.<ref>http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS01B1</ref>

In contrast to claims by [[gay rights]] activists blaming this heightened incidence of mental issues on discrimination, John R. Diggs, M.D. states the following regarding homosexuality and health:
{{Cquote|An extensive study in the [[Netherlands]] undermines the assumption that [[homophobia]] is the cause of increased psychiatric illness among gays and lesbians. The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] have been considerably more accepting of same-sex relationships than other [[Western World|Western countries]] — in fact, same-sex couples now have the legal right to marry in the Netherlands. So a high rate of psychiatric disease associated with homosexual behavior in the Netherlands means that the psychiatric disease cannot so easily be attributed to social rejection and homophobia.<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html</ref>}}

In addition, the late Harold I. Lief, who was a leading a leading sex therapist who was an early defender of having medical schools put greater emphasis on sex education in training doctors, conducted a 1977 survey of members of the [[American Psychiatric Association]] and 73% of the psychiatrists responding said that they thought that homosexual men are less happy than others.<ref>[http://home.messiah.edu/~chase/h/articles/regenera/4.htm Harold I. Lief, Sexual Survey Number 4: Current Thinking on Homosexuality, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 2 (1977), pp.110- 111] (Cited in ''[[Growing Up Straight]]'' by [[George A. Rekers]])</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/obituaries/23lief.html?ex=1175313600&en=b9ffa2542d0e043a&ei=5070&emc=eta1 Harold I. Lief, Advocate of Sex Education, Dies at 89, NYT, By JEREMY PEARCE, Published: March 23, 2007]</ref> Also, in regards to homosexuality and mental health, seventy percent of the psychiatrists surveyed stated they believed that the homosexuals' problems were due more to personal conflicts than to social stigmatization.<ref>[http://home.messiah.edu/~chase/h/articles/regenera/4.htm Harold I. Lief, Sexual Survey Number 4: Current Thinking on Homosexuality, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 2 (1977), pp.110- 111] (Cited in ''Growing Up Straight'' by George A. Rekers)</ref> In respect to personal conflicts studies report that [[Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence|homosexual couples have significantly higher incidences of violent behavior]]. These studies are not surprising given what pathologists have stated regarding the [[Homosexuality and Murders|commonness and brutality of homosexual murders]].
{{Homosexuality and health}}
The late [[Charles Socarides]] wrote:
{{Cquote|For most of this century, most of us in the helping professions considered this behavior aberrant. Not only was it "off the track"; the people caught up in it were suffering, which is why we called it a pathology. We had patients, early in their therapy, who would seek out one sex partner after another-total strangers-on a single night, then come limping into our offices the next day to tell us how they were hurting themselves. Since we were in the business of helping people learn how not to keep hurting themselves, many of us thought we were quietly doing God's work.<ref>http://www.leaderu.com/jhs/socarides.html</ref>}}

The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported the frequency of [[methamphetamine]] use is twenty times greater among homosexuals than in the general population.<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/methuse.html ''More Gay Men Using Meth, Study Finds,''] by R. Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times, April 11, p. B6.</ref>
== Homosexual men, AIDS and mental health ==

''See also'': [[Homosexuality and AIDS]]

In 2019, the [[Center for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) website declared:
{{Cquote|Gay and bisexual mena are the population most affected by [[HIV]] in the United States. In 2016, gay and bisexual men accounted for 67% of the 40,324 new HIV diagnoses in the United States and 6 dependent areas. Approximately 492,000 sexually active gay and bisexual men are at high risk for HIV...<ref>HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men, Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, Accessed February 2, 2019, CDC website is at https://www.cdc.gov</ref>}}

In September 2010, [[Reuters]] reported: "Nearly one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 major U.S. cities are infected with HIV, and nearly half of them do not know it".<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/23/us-aids-usa-idUSTRE68M3H220100923</ref>

The abstract for the 2013 journal article ''Promoting the Sexual Health of MSM in the Context of Comorbid Mental Health Problems'' which was published in the journal ''AIDS and Behavior'' indicates:
{{Cquote|Despite the moderate efficacy of HIV prevention interventions for at risk gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), MSM continue to represent the largest group of new HIV infections and the largest number of individuals living with HIV in the US. Environmental factors such as sexual minority stress increase the vulnerability of MSM for mental health problems. These mental health problems can be a barrier to consistently engaging in self-care health behaviors such as sexual risk reduction.<ref>[''Promoting the Sexual Health of MSM in the Context of Comorbid Mental Health Problems''], Steven A. Safren,corresponding author Aaron J. Blashill, and Conall M. O’Cleirigh, AIDS Behav. 2011 Apr; 15(0 1): S30–S34. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9898-x</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[Homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality and health]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Homosexuality]]
[[Category:Mental Health]]

Gender identity disorder

2020-10-01T00:24:30Z

MuckOruck: Specificity

'''Gender identity disorder''' is a medical diagnosis for a mental disorder according to the DSM IV, which indicates a "strong and persistent cross-gender identification." <ref name="behavenet.com">http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/genderiddis.htm</ref> In previous versions of the [[DSM]], this had been called "Gender Dysphoria", but now that term is used specifically to refer to a specific psychological criterion of GID which requires that "there must also be evidence of persistent discomfort about one's assigned sex or a sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex." <ref name="behavenet.com"/>

In the ICD, this mental disorder remains known as the more common term "'''[[transsexualism]]'''", which as its first diagnostic criterion requires the individual to have a "desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite sex, usually accompanied by the wish to make his or her body as congruent as possible with the preferred sex through surgery and hormone treatment." As with gender dysphoria, homosexuality alone does not clinically satisfy this criterion, but is strongly affirming when in conjunction with other desires to [[sex change|be the opposite sex]].

A set of International Standards of Care <ref>http://www.wpath.org/Documents2/socv6.pdf</ref> guide most physicians, and therapists around the world in a widely accepted medical process that begins with a form of [[Reparative Therapy]], which is intended to dissuade patients from the permanent and irreversible physical alterations that could seriously damage their mental health. Patients are expected, and strongly encouraged to attempt to resolve this disorder without physical intervention;{{fact}} however when such therapy has been found to not make a positive impact on the patient's mental health, then the standards indicate physical interventions, which are focused and intended to improve the mental health of the patient, or ease their assimilation into the new role in order to alleviate stress from societal, and cultural pressures against transsexualism.

== Motives and models of GID and transsexualism ==
How this condition relates to [[homosexuality]] is hotly debated. At the time of Kinsey's evaluation of human sexual behavior in ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'' (1948), transsexualism was modeled as being so homosexual that one felt a need to interact with heterosexual members of their own sex.{{fact}}

However, the [[Kinsey]] model fails to account for a significant amount of transsexuals, who are attracted to people of the opposite gender as their destination gender. As a result, [[Transgender activism|transgender activists]] claim that sexual orientation and [[gender identity]] are independent of one another.<ref name="controvery_tmwwbq">http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf</ref>

Critics of this model, such as [[J. Michael Bailey]], claim that such a model fails to properly account for evidence that transsexuals can be divided into two separate and distinct categories. One group of males are so naturally effeminate and develop identically to homosexuals in youth that it is considered better for them to be a women, than to continue to struggle and/or fail as men. These naturally effeminate transsexuals contrast with all other transsexuals, who are described as having a form of [[paraphilia]], called autogynephilia, whereby their erotic desires revolve around considering themselves as women. This paraphilia then progresses to consume their erotic desires. As the erotic gratification naturally diminishes, it is supplemented by deeper and deeper fantasies and acts, which culminate in the compulsion to actually become the woman that they have imagined themselves to be. Unlike transsexuals who are naturally effeminate these transsexuals with a paraphilia are empirically shown to share a common and frequent rejection from family, friends and society that are outside of the [[transgender]] community, as they continue to remain notably masculine and behave differently from natural females, regardless of how much surgical intervention, or behaviorial training they seek.<ref name="controvery_tmwwbq" />

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Defensive detachment]]
*[[Ideomotor effect]]
*[[Rosaria Butterfield]]
*[[Sexual disorientation]]

==External links==
*Shupe, Jamie (March 10, 2019). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/10/i-was-americas-first-non-binary-person-it-was-all-a-sham/ I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.] ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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[[Category:Gender]]