Originally Posted by hot dragon

there is. but it is entirely informed by religious dogma. fiocus on the family is hardly rigorous science.

there is no mainstream scientific literature that argues homosexuality is an illness or abnormality. there is plenty of literature that argues it has a biological origin, that the phenomena is advantageous, that it is entirely normal and healthy for those who are gay and entirely normal and healthy for their families and society.

as i said at the beginning of the thread, the major argument against recognition of gay relationships is to say they are abnormal relationships held by abnormal people. this is false. so stop saying it.

Why should I stop saying it when it's patently true?





the literature i have presented here is a broad selection from numerous unrelated and international sources. it is not the official line of the APA or any other group, it is not a grand conspiracy of gay activists, it is not subject to censorship or any other editing other than that required to confirm facts. the opinion that homosexuality is healthy and normal is held by people working in the field universally. it is their opinion because it is the only intelligent way to interpret the evidence.

the other argument against gay relationships is that they are against God. this is why the literature that argues for reparative therapy and against gay marriage is headed by church affiliated groups like focus on the family. they are pushing their religious ideology and trying to dress it up as science. they are entitled to voice their opinion like everyone else, but they need to start being honest and admit that their opinion is based on their interpretation of the bible, not the evidence.