Last year, I asked my boyfriend to marry me. We’re going to wait until it’s actually legal where we live, but the fact that this is even a possibility rests on the foundation of people who were willing to tell the truth when no one wanted to listen. Thank you for pointing out one more hero.

Wait, so if you prefer oral to coitus, you’re in this category too?

When I entered grad school in clinical psychology in the mid ’70’s, we were issued a copy of DSM-II, the 1968 version in use at the time. I quote:

302 Sexual deviations (1)
This category is for individuals whose sexual interests are directed primarily toward objects other than people of the opposite sex, toward sexual acts not usually associated with coitus, or toward coitus performed under bizarre circumstances as in necrophilia, pedophilia, sexual sadism, and fetishism. Even though many find their practices distasteful, they remain unable to substitute normal sexual behavior for them. This diagnosis is not appropriate for individuals who perform deviant acts because normal sexual objects are not available to them.

302.0 Sexual orientation disturbance [Homosexuality]
This is for individuals whose sexual interests are directed primarily toward people of the same sex and who are either disturbed by, in conflict with, or wish to change their sexual orientation. This diagnostic category is distinguished from homosexuality, which by itself does not constitute a psychiatric disorder. Homosexuality per se is one form of sexual behavior, and with other forms of sexual behavior which are not in themselves psychiatric disorders, are not listed in this nomenclature.

Footnote (1) This term and its definition are inconsistent with the change in thinking that led to the substitution of Sexual orientation disturbance for Homosexuality in the list below. However, since no specific recommendations were made for changing this category [302] or in its definition, this category remains unchanged for the time being.

So… Homosexuality per se does not constitute a psychiatric disorder circa 1968. Only if a person is “disturbed” by same sex attractions, does the person need psychiatric help.

This fits in with Dr. D’Orsay Hecht’s outlook: if a person is fine being gay, then why is there any need for treatment, he wonders.

So what was all this fuss when homosexuality was removed altogether from the DSM-IV, when it was already considered a non-issue several years earlier unless the person was “disturbed” about it?

Part Deux:

So if genes don’t cause Schizophrenia what does? The environment of course.

Flu and Schizophrenia

Maternal Flu Linked To Schizophrenia, Autism In Child: Mechanism Discovered

(sorry if this is a repost, the first one croaked I think)

The eugenics movement only has 1 significant problem (other than Adolph Hitler). The problem they have is that they are fundamentally, scientifically wrong. Almost nothing that reduces human health and fitness is triggered by genes.

Example:
Over the last couple of decades scientists have done over 1000 studies in an attempt to find the genes that cause or contribute to Schizophrenia.

The results are in.
A) Researchers uncovered 3,608 possible disease genes. That’s a lot of “we found it!” press releases.

B) When all was said and done only 24 of these genes turned out to be statistically significant. Most (or all) of these were extremely rare.

Natural selection works, it’s the only Eugenics we need.

Gene-Hunters Find Hope and Hurdles in Schizophrenia Studies

to be continued…

The eugenics movement only has 1 significant problem (other than Adolph Hitler). The problem they have is that they are fundamentally, scientifically wrong. Almost nothing that reduces human health and fitness is triggered by genes.

Example:
Over the last couple of decades scientists have done over 1000 studies in an attempt to find the genes that cause or contribute to Schizophrenia.

The results are in.
A) Researchers uncovered 3,608 possible disease genes. That’s a lot of “we found it!” press releases folks.

B) When all was said and done only 24 of these genes turned out to be statistically significant. Most (or all) of these were extremely rare.

It turns out that natural selection really does work.

Gene-Hunters Find Hope and Hurdles in Schizophrenia Studies

So if genes don’t cause Schizophrenia what does? The environment of course.

Flu and Schizophrenia

Maternal Flu Linked To Schizophrenia, Autism In Child: Mechanism Discovered

(sorry if this is a repost, the first one croaked I think)