I've gone back and read Epstein's piece that Dave cited.

Interesting.

No doubt assessing the factual status of homosexuality-as-mental-illness is a political issue as well as a scientific one. No doubt one that will remain so. Remember what I said earlier about psychologists holding on to their theories because their theories "tell" them what it means to be a human being. This is part of it.

If a gay person wishes to attempt some sort of conversion therapy, that's fine. That in and of itself does not constitute evidence that homosexuality is a mental illness.

Sitting here, in my own head, I do feel that I am mentally ill. I just feel that I feel things differently that str8s do.

Whatever happened to the plurality of America?