2006-07-30 09:51:43 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
no, and it's not a choice either
2006-07-30 09:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Bham 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No... Being gay is NOT a disease... A disease is something that can be cured and/or treated... A disease is somehing usually unwanted by the person that receives it... Homosexuality is in some cases a choice and in others a need... either way, no treatment...
2006-07-30 09:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by mitas111801 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Check the American Medical Association, the American Pyschiatric Association, the United Nations. World Health Organization, or any other scientific, respected body.
Sexual orientation is inherent in a person.
Bigotry and hatred on the other hand have to be learned.
2006-07-30 11:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being gay is neither a disease nor a choice. Being gay is no more a choice than is being heterosexual.
2006-07-30 10:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by Ev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's neither a disease and nor a choice!!
"Like all complex behavioral and mental states, homosexuality is...neither exclusively biological nor exclusively psychological, but results from an as-yet-difficult-to-quantitate mixture of genetic factors, intrauterine influences...postnatal environment (such as parent, sibling and cultural behavior), and a complex series of repeatedly reinforced choices occurring at critical phases of development."
2006-07-30 10:01:45 · answer #5 · answered by whole_feelings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Turn your question around: is being straight a disease? No, it's just the way you are.
2006-07-30 09:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by Not Allie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not.It's just a variety in sexual preference
The World Health Organization doesn't think it is a disease and anyone with a brain agrees with them..
2006-07-30 09:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its a spiritual handicap that can be overcome unlike the physically handicap, it is one of the most meritorious to overcome so therefore I assume very difficult, but through prayer, meditation, and the right doctors it can be overcame.
2006-07-30 09:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, being gay is NOT a disease! ignorance/stupidity/intolerance most definitely are diseases!
2006-07-30 09:55:11 · answer #9 · answered by redcatt63 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being homosexual is not an illness or disorder, and does not need changing. 35 years of well constructed research has confirmed this.
2006-07-30 10:03:03 · answer #10 · answered by nemesis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but it is wrong in a lot of peoples eyes. Although more open and accepted than years past.
2006-07-30 09:55:15 · answer #11 · answered by pigbelk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋