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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Not sure what you are getting at.
According to your first report of the approx. 36,000 respondents 10.8% were lesbian, gay, bisexual or had experienced some non same sex attraction.
I am not a Doctor, so I really don't know how to read these reports but 10% of a sample group does not make a precedence for me.
I belong to various mental health support groups where we have some homosexual or bisexual people but by no means does the percentage come close to what the report says. I know mine is anecdotal evidence and theirs is scientific. I always wonder with studies that make such alarming statements, who funded the research?
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:27 pm
Dude. Seriously?
What the fuck do you want to hear? The only correlation between mental health issues and homosexuality lies in the stigma attached to it, period. What's your problem? Prove that there's more to it and we'll talk. Even the sources you linked spell it out for you.
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:28 pm
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I think this is a stupid question.
I mean it's not like gay men have never experienced bullying, humiliation, shame, being made to feel inferior and violent attacks. Wouldn't that make you just a bit depressed, a little weird? Of course gay people, lesbians as well, are drowning in self-esteem issues.
And then there's always some smart-arse who gonna say "well they choose to be gay". If you think that, you're so ignorant.
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:30 pm
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(June 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm)das_atheist Wrote: That's from the Wikipedia article and there is no source. I just use Wikipedia for their sources, not their opinions.
Here's your other link, with a source.
http://www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/mental-health.htm
Quote:Homosexuality is not a mental disorder, but homophobia, stigma, and discrimination have negative effects on the health of MSM, lesbians, and other sexual minorities. The negative effects of social marginalization can be found in adolescent and adult MSM, for example, research has shown that MSM and other members of the LGBT community are at increased risk for a number of mental health problems.
For real, did you read it at all or did you just come here to show how misinformed you are? -_-
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:31 pm
(June 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm)das_atheist Wrote: Do other minorities suffer from these same mental disorders? I'd be more worried being black than gay.
It would a lot closer to equivilant if people claimed black was only a state of moral degeneration and that they could be white skinned anytime they got their morals in check.
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:32 pm
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(June 26, 2015 at 3:27 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: Dude. Seriously?
What the fuck do you want to hear? The only correlation between mental health issues and homosexuality lies in the stigma attached to it, period. What's your problem? Prove that there's more to it and we'll talk. Even the sources you linked spell it out for you.
I'm not sure if homosexuality and bisexuality are linked to mental health issues because they are born different, or because they are treated different, or a combo of the two. My guess is that they are definitely treated differently just like other minorities. When was the last time a group of gays was mass murdered in America?
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:34 pm
(June 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm)das_atheist Wrote: Do other minorities suffer from these same mental disorders? I'd be more worried being black than gay.
Conversion therapies for blacks? Being black is a sin? No marriage for blacks? You can stop being black anytime? Blacks are demons?
No?
Invalid comparison. Not the same kind of stigma.
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:37 pm
(June 26, 2015 at 3:24 pm)Napoléon Wrote: (June 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm)das_atheist Wrote: Do other minorities suffer from these same mental disorders? I'd be more worried being black than gay.
I'd be more worried if I was ignorant enough to believe being gay was a mental disorder.
Sigh. That's obviously not what das_ meant.
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:37 pm
(June 26, 2015 at 3:37 pm)Alex K Wrote: Sigh. That's obviously not what das_ meant.
What did he mean then?
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RE: Why do you think male homosexual have more mood and anxiety disorders?
June 26, 2015 at 3:39 pm
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(June 26, 2015 at 3:34 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: (June 26, 2015 at 3:21 pm)das_atheist Wrote: Do other minorities suffer from these same mental disorders? I'd be more worried being black than gay.
Conversion therapies for blacks? Being black is a sin? No marriage for blacks? You can stop being black anytime? Blacks are demons?
No?
Invalid comparison. Not the same kind of stigma.
I think there would be the same anxiety associated with the fear of death.
Rachel Dolezal can stop being black anytime. 
Lots of our media makes out demons to be dark(black) figures.
The Mormons say being black was a punishment from their god
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