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->-bleeped-<-: The Infallible Derogatory Hypothesis, Part 1

Started by Shana A, January 07, 2009, 09:42:58 PM

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January 07, 2009, 09:42:58 PM
 ->-bleeped-<-: The Infallible Derogatory Hypothesis, Part 1
Filed by: Kelley Winters
January 7, 2009 11:00 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/ ->-bleeped-<-_the_infallible_derogatory.php

In the Third Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1980, the American Psychiatric Association explained the reasons for removing the diagnostic category of homosexuality: [1]

    "The crucial issue in determining whether or not homosexuality per se should be regarded as a mental disorder is not the etiology of the condition, but its consequences and the definition of mental disorder." [2]

This marked a significant shift in diagnostic policy toward the consequence of a condition rather than speculation of its cause. Two decades later, the APA discarded this principle by emphasizing the controversial and inflammatory theory of " ->-bleeped-<-" in the supporting text of Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis of the DSM-IV-TR:
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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