The Evolution Of The Medical Definition Of Homosexuality

The Medicalization and Demedicalization of …

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The Medicalization and Demedicalization of Homosexuality. Jack Drescher, New York Medical College and New York University. Homosexuality was once considered a psychiatric illness, although that is no longer the case. This is a brief history of how it first came to be classified as a mental disorder and the reasoning and events that led to changes in the way psychiatrists, physicians, scientists and the public now view it.

Genetic patterns offer clues to evolution of …

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To evolutionary biologists, the genetics of homosexuality seems like a paradox. In theory, humans …

Homosexuality | NEJM - New England Journal of Medicine

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The origins of sexual orientation appear to be multifactorial and diverse 57. Internalized Homophobia. Developmental issues pertaining to sexual orientation are …

The evolutionary puzzle of homosexuality - BBC News

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Similarly in the West, there is evidence that many people go through a phase of homosexual activity. In the 1940s, US sex researcher Alfred Kinsey found that while …

Evolutionary Origins of Homosexuality - The Gay

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The evolutionary paradox of homosexuality

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We know that homosexuality is, at least in part, genetic. Studies show, for instance, that identical twins are more likely to be both homosexual than non-identical …

Medical Opinion on Homosexuality, - JSTOR

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articles suggest that this keen interest in female homosexuality was a re-sponse and resistance (at least in part) to the suffrage and early women's movement. Medical doctors …

When Homosexuality Stopped Being a Mental Disorder

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The evolution of the status of homosexuality in the classifications of mental disorders highlights that concepts of mental disorder can be rapidly evolving social …

Homosexuality and Evolution: A Critical Appraisal

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Elsewhere, an evolutionary theory of homosexuality might be called upon to explain why a male would assume the subordinate position in intercourse. When Western …

The Evolution of Human Homosexual Behavior - PubMed

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There is little evidence that lineages gain reproductive advantage through offspring care provided by homosexual members. Therefore, there is little support for the hypothesis …