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Originally Posted by tater
Saying the US views homosexuality as a sickness is flat out absurd. Let's see the polling data on that, please.
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Polls have nothing to do with it.
For some references, please consider the following:
The DSM I (1952) and DSM II (1968) for starters. Both listed homosexuality as a mental disorder.
In the subsequent revisions, the wording has changed though
DSM III (1980) listed ego-dystonic homosexuality as a disorder
DSM III-R (1987) changed it to "persistent and marked distress about one’s sexual orientation"
It has only been recently in the DSM IV (1994) that homosexuality was removed as a standalone disorder, but some aspects are still covered under "Gender Identity Disorders".
Remember that before Lawrence v Texas (2003) we still had state laws criminalizing homosexual activity.