Psychiatry classifies homosexuality as a normal variant rather than a mental disorder
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Major psychiatric classification systems such as the DSM and ICD have officially removed homosexuality as a mental disorder, reflecting a broad scientific consensus that it is a normal variant of human sexuality.
Evidence for · 3
The removal of pluto from the class of planets and homosexuality from the class of psychiatric disorders: a comparison
2012 · cited by 42
Compares astronomers removing Pluto to psychiatrists removing homosexuality from the class of psychiatric disorders.
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Depathologizing Sexual Orientation and Transgender Identities in Psychiatric Classifications.
2021 · cited by 4
Reviews the history and rationales in the ICD and DSM for depathologizing sexual orientation and transgender identities.
The diagnostic status of homosexuality in DSM-III: a reformulation of the issues.
1981 · cited by 0
Discusses the historical removal of homosexuality per se from psychiatric classifications as a shift toward viewing it as a normal variant rather than a disorder.