Gay is a mental disorder.

I (Con) am here to argue against the idea that 'gay' is a mental disorder. Pro is here to argue that 'gay' is a mental disorder. I will begin by providing the definition of mental disorder (according to the American Psychiatric Association): health conditions involving changes in thinking, emotion or behavior (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities. Point 1: Being gay or lesbian does not change their thinking (no solid evidence or studies have shown otherwise). Of being gay myself, I have always found an interest in women. The "change" portion of the definition involves the emphasis on switching or, perhaps in other words, different. Finding the same sex to be attractive is not something you come to change in regards to the preference of a persons' gender. It is something that has always been with you. Which is why people refer to it as "discovering" your sexual orientation, and not "changing" your sexual orientation. Though you may not have realized your attraction to the same sex, it has always been there. Point 2: The MPFC (Medial Prefrontal Cortex) is the part of our brain that makes determinations and decisions. It helps humans determine attraction towards one another and so forth. In regards to this, it helps further my point that being gay is not having a mental illness. Your MPFC is the reason of finding attraction. In an example, a book called "The Male Brain" helps give some insight on how the MPFC of a gay male reacts when seeing the face of another male, rather as that of a straight male (See pages 133-135) "Gays should not be accepted as they are not normal. " You will need to emphasize and create a more broad argument if you wish to support your opinion/statement. "God created man and woman to marry and love each other. " Is this a debate on religion? Many people do not conform to religion. In so, religious practices should not be imposed on the laws of modern society. And again, if you plan on supporting your statement, you will need to provide evidence and not just state what you think. (Example: Book, chapter, verse) " Men should not love men and women should not love women" Why? You still fail to provide anything to support your claims other than your previous statement that 'God' created men and women to love and marry each-other which, again, provides not support. " If you believe in evolution this also makes sense. Kids can only be made when a man and a woman get together. " And what of infertile men and women? Are they useless because they cannot provide children? I might also mention, the world is becoming overpopulated (I'm sure you've heard this). The lower amount of child births throughout the years is helping lower the risks of overpopulation (see the third source). "Man and man is not good for anyone. " The factor of two gay men wanting to adopt, however, is. Of the recent couples getting married throughout gays and lesbians, approximately 20,061 kids have been adopted (see the fourth source). " Researchers estimate that the total number of children nationwide living with at least one gay parent ranges from six to 14 million. At the same time, the United States is facing a critical shortage of adoptive and foster parents. As a result, hundreds of thousands of children in this country are without permanent homes. These children languish for months, even years, within state foster care systems that lack qualified foster parents and are frequently riddled with other problems. " "Gay is no different than ADD and Autism. " A child having ADD or Autism affects their lives every day (see the first source). It causes issues in their everyday lives, which is why medication is used to help lower those challenges they mentally face with coping to every-day life. Being gay does not affect the person [negatively], nor would any medication "help" their own attractions change. " Instead of letting the Gays live like normal people they should be sending them away and giving them treatment. Maybe they should even start making Gay medicine like with ADD to stop the effects of it and maybe even cure them. " That not only has been attempted (and still continues) but results in the deaths of many children, men, and women who have been forced to go through such evil programs. It is commonly known as "reparative therapy" in case you didn't know (see source 6). It was (literally) torture, which is why the practices became illegal. There is no medication on changing someone's sexual orientation, either. Conclusion: If Pro plans on having a proper debate/discussion, I suggest providing sources and support for Pro's statements. Opinions mean nothing if Pro cannot turn them into facts. I look forward to having this debate with Pro. Sources: -. http://www.apa.org... -. https://www.psychiatry.org... -. https://books.google.com... -. http://www.pewresearch.org... -. https://www.lifelongadoptions.com... -. http://www.nclrights.org... Extra Sources: -. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... -. https://www.aclu.org...