LONDON, September 8, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The UK magazine, the Independent, has reported on a study made of the psychological problems associated with the homosexual “lifestyle”. Researchers at University College London, have found that two thirds of persons active in the homosexual lifestyle suffer from mental health problems. In 1992, the World Health Organization followed the trend of other mental health organizations and declared that homosexual inclinations were not a mental disorder. Homosexual activists have for years claimed that those who indulge in the homosexual lifestyle and subculture are at greater risk for mental health problems such as depression. This study, taken of over 2,400 gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and heterosexuals over three years, coroborrates this claim. Current research from the US also shows high rates of suicide and depression among those practicing the homosexual “lifestyle”.
However, objective analysis is almost impossible in the politically charged atmosphere of the studies. None of the studies questioned the assumption that it is the “homophobia” of others that causes depression. At no point was the question of the psychological healthiness of such “lifestyles” raised, such a question itself being identified as “homophobic”. The Independent article goes on to quote one woman as saying that the solution to the problem is to have more “gay friendly” clinicians and doctors. The woman told the Independent that, on the suggestion that she consider treatment for her homosexual disorder, she became so depressed that she harmed herself. Nowhere does the article mention the large body of evidence that the homosexual inclination can be successfully treated or the large and growing movement of persons who have broken free of the “gay lifestyle” and gone on to live happy, healthy lives.
See the Independent coverage: https://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health/story.jsp?story=441027