Neither form these relationships because they hate the other gender. Many lesbians have close male friends, and many gay men have close women friends. No, lesbians and gay men do not want to be the opposite sex. Within the gay community, there are many who have challenged and discarded stereotypical sex roles but this does not mean that they are trying to be the other gender. Gayness involves celebration and affirmation of oneUs gender, not a rejection of it.
Some people confuse gayness with transsexuality.
A transsexual is a person who has an operation to become the other gender. These people, very few of whom are lesbian or gay, feel deeply that they have been born in the wrong body and should be the other gender. Studies have shown that peopleUs sexual orientation has no bearing on their mental and emotional stability. In one landmark research project, mental health professionals were unable to distinguish between homosexuals and heterosexuals in terms of functionality, stability and creativity. In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from the official listing of psychiatric disorders.