Is non-traditional orientation a pathology or a new fashion in a relationship?

Unconventional orientation of a sexual nature always caused a public outcry. Homosexuals are very often censured by society. It is interesting that psychiatrists of some countries generally exclude homosexuality from the category of pathologies. Is it really? What motivates gays and lesbians?

The "blue" and "pink" sources ...

The first scientists who investigated the issue of non-traditional sexual orientation came to the conclusion that this is a mental disorder that requires immediate treatment. At the same time, "treatment" was mostly forced and arbitrary: castration or electroconvulsive therapy.

As time went by, new research was conducted. The beginning of the 20th century was marked by the division of scientific views on the problem of homosexuality. There were new scientists, for whom non-traditional orientation was not at all a pathology. Among these scientists was the famous psychologist Sigmund Freud, who also did not consider homosexual relations a disease. According to Mr. Freud, every person is bisexual by nature. The final sexual orientation depends on its development in childhood.

Thanks to research in the 1950s, it became clear that non-traditional orientation can in no way be a mental disorder! Moreover, the work of Alfred Kinsey argued that homosexuality is a variant of the norm! It was a real sensation! The air was full of the spirit of the sexual revolution ...

The non-traditional orientation of the eyes of modern scientists

Recent research in this area has proved that homosexuality is not a pathology. American psychiatrists even ruled out homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses. Therefore, people of non-traditional orientation are not ranked by them as mentally unhealthy people, on the contrary, such behavior, according to American scientists, is the extreme expression of the norm. In addition, the problem of public perception and conviction of these people is not medical, but social ... About this further.

The master is the master

Despite all the above, the attitude towards gays and lesbians in many countries leaves much to be desired. For example, in Russia, President Putin recently signed a law banning the propaganda of homosexuality among children. Other countries, on the contrary, do not see anything wrong with homosexuality. For example, in France, the acting head of state, François Hollande, on the contrary, allowed to register same-sex marriages. As they say, the master is the master!

Pride and Prejudice

By the way, not all gays and lesbians are embarrassed by public condemnation, and celebrities of non-traditional orientation generally do not see anything wrong in it, openly declaring their inclinations to the whole world! For example, recently Hollywood film actress Lindsay Lohan confessed that she is a lesbian ... It also turned out that the most beautiful actress of Hollywood Angelina Jolie at a young age also had their own "pink" stripes. About short-term homosexual relations stated Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Naomi Campbell.