Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
* is gay a disease *
Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc. In this, the DSM followed a long tradn medice and psychiatry, which the neteenth century appropriated homosexualy om the Church and, what mt have seemed like an élan of enlightenment, promoted om s to mental disorr.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organizatn (WHO) Geneva only removed homosexualy om s Internatnal Classifitn of Diseas (ICD) wh the publitn of ICD-10 1992, although ICD-10 still rried the nstct of "ego-dystonic sexual orientatn.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
CDC remends a variety of laboratory ttg and STD screengs to ensure the health of gay and bisexual men. * is gay a disease *
The evolutn of the stat of homosexualy the classifitns of mental disorrs highlights that ncepts of mental disorr n be rapidly evolvg social nstcts that change as society chang.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men. * is gay a disease *
AbstractThe Amerin Psychiatric Associatn and the Amerin Psychologil Associatn have suggted for many years now that there is signifint empiril evince supportg the claim that homosexualy is a normal variant of human sexual orientatn as opposed to a mental disorr.
Sexually Transmted Diseas (STDs) have been creasg among gay and bisexual men. * is gay a disease *
This paper summariz and analyz that purported scientific evince and explas that much (if not all) of the evince is irrelevant and do not support the homosexualy-is-not-a-mental-disorr claim. As a rult of their ficienci and arbrars, the credibily those two groups that are typilly emed thorative and tstworthy is lled to summary: At one time, homosexualy was nsired to be mentally disorred.
Texas, AdjtmentIntroductnShortly before this paper was wrten, a Catholic nun was acced of “g spect anecdot, antiquated data, and broad generalizatns to monize gays and lbians” (Funk 2014).