Male and Female Homosexuality as "Syndromes" Instead of Mental Disorders

Once I was talking to my paternal grandmother about gay men. She knew all about them, the same stuff that we modern people (How many of those are there anymore?) know about them. She was born 85 years before and she could have written a book about urban male homosexuality in the 1980’s. And she was born in 1900! How the Hell did she know all this stuff? This got me to thinking that gay men probably haven’t really changed that much. I’ve read about gay men in Medieval Florence. They used to meet in underground passageways, alleys, and parks for anonymous sex. Sound familiar? They’ve been the same all down through time!

This got me to thinking that male homosexuality is not a mental disorder. However, it almost acts like one. That’s because instead of a disorder, it’s what I call a “syndrome.” A number of other things, resulting in a “syndrome,” seem to hitch along with the ride with male homosexuality, some of which are rather non-adaptive and unhealthy.

I wish they could overcome thes…