Sexual orientation has always caused a public outcry. Homosexuals are very often criticized by society. Interestingly, the psychiatrists of some countries generally exclude homosexuality from the category of pathologies. Is it really? What drives gays and lesbians?
At the "blue" and "pink" sources ...
The first scientists to study 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, the “treatment” was mainly forced and oppressive: castration or electroshock therapy.
As time passed, new research was conducted. The beginning of the 20th century was marked by the division of scientific views on the problem of homosexuality. New scientists have appeared for whom unconventional orientation was not at all some kind of pathology. Among these scientists was the famous psychologist Sigmund Freud, who also did not consider homosexual relations to be a disease. According to Mr. Freud, every person is bisexual by nature. The final sexual orientation depends on its development in childhood.
Thanks to studies of the 50s of the XX century, it turned out that non-traditional orientation can in no way be a mental disorder! Moreover, the work of Alfred Kinsey proved that homosexuality is a variant of the norm! It became a real sensation! The spirit of the sexual revolution was in the air ...
Unconventional orientation through the eyes of modern scientists
Recent studies in this area have proven that homosexuality is not a pathology. American psychiatrists have even excluded homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses. Therefore, people of non-traditional orientation do not rank them as mentally unhealthy people, on the contrary, such behavior, according to American scientists, is an extreme expression of the norm. In addition, the problem of public perception and condemnation of these people is not medical, but social ... More about this later.
The master is the master
Despite all of 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 promotion of homosexuality among children. Other countries, on the contrary, see nothing wrong with homosexuality.
For example, in France, the incumbent head of state,
François Hollande, on the contrary, allowed registering
same-sex marriage. As the saying goes, the master is a master!
Pride and Prejudice
By the way, not all gays and lesbians are shy of public condemnation, and non-traditional celebrities do not see anything wrong with this, openly declaring their inclinations to the whole world! For example, recently Hollywood film actress Lindsay Lohan admitted that she was a lesbian ... It also turned out that the most beautiful Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie at a young age also had her own "pink" stripes. Short-term homosexual relations were stated by Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Naomi Campbell.