Re: Almost Everything the Media Tell You About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
... IMO, gays are mentally ill.
Our body has natural tendencies, physiologically separate.
Our brain has natural tendencies, psychologically separate.
When the two are in harmony, hetero, not a problem.
But when the two are at cross-purposes, trans, homo, and bi, that can indeed eventually create quite the psychological problem even for an otherwise mentally/emotionally healthy person.
If you were a trans kid growing up and you had a male sex organ but desired to be vaginally penetrated, don't you think that very internal experience could be psychologically problematic and could be described as "troubled"?
If you were a homo kid growing up and you had a male sex organ but desired to penetrate the rear end of a male friend, don't you think that very internal experience could be psychologically problematic and could be described as "conflicted"?
Troubled and conflicted kids are sometimes deemed "mentally ill" by non-professionals.
But to say that all gays are mentally ill is a lot like saying all homeless are mentally ill and that's why they're homeless. Though, like with gays, some might be mentally ill and having nothing to do with their situation, the troubled and conflicted presentation many homeless present is due to the adverse affect of their harsh economic conditions they've suffered leading up to and including their homelessness.
The same is analogously true for trans, homo and bi people. They start as little kids doing okay .. but as they grow and begin to experience their sexuality, they find their brain and body are at cross-purposes. This can trouble and conflict them, somewhat, understandably, obsessively.
They are not born with a mental illness simply because they're trans, homo, or bi.
But sometimes their internal struggle with their condition, apart from any other person's reaction, can over-tax their psyche and lead to compromised mental and emotional faculties.
That's why those who are trans, homo, and bi tend to seek each other out for support, to culture together, to attempt to feel normal among themselves. That can help to avert a mental and emotional breakdown.