[conservativeharleyguy]

Well, well, well...

This is most interesting. I've been catching hell from family members for years for merely suggesting that homosexuality could be a mental disorder, and not just an "alternative lifestyle".

I believe that it's rooted in one's response to abuse and/or neglect, and is the ultimate manifesation of self-loathing.

Kinda funny, but I have been posting that opinon to this forum for a long time.

It makes sense, and one doesn't need to be psychiatrist to understand that.

Good find.

Unfortunately, in today's homo-centric media, this message will get little traction.

[Mockingbird For Short]

I believe that it's ... the ultimate manifesation of self-loathing.

That's an interesting statement. How do you come to this conclusion? (I can almost see the rationale for it intuitively, but please explain.)

[mamelukesabre]

I believe you are on to something. But I believe there is a more common occurring factor at work too.

I think individuals that don't get much positive feedback from the opposite sex early in life don't get the incentive to seek out the opposite sex.

In otherwords, if an individual is totally unattractive to the opposite sex early in life, either due to physical appearance of personality, then they CAN get their mental programming mixed up. Add to that the "exclusivity" that modern media lavishes on "alternative" life styles, and the effect on a young mind is obvious.

[television is just wrong]

I agree with you. I think something is wrong. Someday the real truth will come out. I have gay relatives. It worries me. They are a bit off mentally. One, is mentally incompetent, and the other grew up very low self image, bad marriage, couldn't have children, etc.