Stigmabase | North America

Homosexuality is not a mental disorder  - The letter "Same-sex marriage not interracial marriage" (Nov. 10) is based on a blatantly unsupportable assertion and should not go unchallenged. Its arguments against marriage equality all stem from a flawed presumption that homosexuality – or really any sexuality outside the Ozzie and Harriet mode -- is a "disorder" or "disability."

Lebanon Officials Say Homosexuality not a Mental Disorder Homosexuality is not a mental disorder and does not need to be treated, the Lebanese Psychiatric Society (LPS) said Thursday in a statement published by the Ministry of Information. "Homosexuality in itself does not cause any defect in judgment ...

Homosexuality not a mental disorder : Psychiatric Society BEIRUT: Homosexuality is not a mental disorder and does not need to be treated, the Lebanese Psychiatric Society said Thursday. The society said its statement was in response to allegations of arrest and mistreatment of homosexuals in Lebanon.

The WHO Might Finally Rule Homosexuality is Not a Mental Disorder  - After decades of keeping five mental health disorders classified as related to homosexuality, a panel of experts urges the international community to ...

On this day in 1973, the APA declares that homosexuality is not a mental illness - A.D.A.'s declassification of homosexuality as a mental disorder was a step towards equality, but the fight to recognize LGBTQ identities as valid, and ...

Scientists Would Like to Remind Us Being LGBT Is Not A Mental Disorder  - In 1973, homosexuality was struck from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , and with the most recent edition, what had been ...

Homosexuality not a disease , says Lebanese Psychiatric Society ... Last month the Lebanese Psychiatric Society (LPS) issued a statement declaring that homosexuality is not a mental disorder . The statement reads:.

Spanish Cardinal-elect: 'not an insult' to call homosexuality a ...  -  that homosexuality is a mental disorder that can be treated. Sebastián told the Spanish newspaper Diario Sur on Monday that: “Homosexuality is a  ...

Animated short tackles Lebanese misconceptions of homosexuality  - Although the Lebanese Psychiatric Society released an official statement in 2013 saying that,”Homosexuality is not a mental disorder and does not ...

Communist Youth League: “Being Gay is No Disorder !” - “Homosexuality is not a mental illness . In 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from their list of mental disorders .

Popular Chinese lesbian dating app shut down and removed from the internet - While homosexuality is not illegal in China, it was considered a mental disorder until 2001 and attitudes towards LGBTQ citizens remain conservative, ...

Protect LGBT Youths From Harmful Therapy - Conversion therapy is based on the faulty assumption that homosexuality is a mental disorder and that a gender identity not congruent with biological ...