Do you cringe when you see two guys swapping spit? Do you think that it is bizarre that we redefined “marriage” after thousands of years, taking enormous liberties with the 14th Amendment in the process? Do you think that everything from reason to biology to religion indicates that men should be with women and not with each other?
Well, a new Italian study says there is something wrong with you.
That’s right. For years, the psychiatric consensus was that homosexuality was a mental disorder. Now, though, we may be seeing the flipside of that determination. According to a study conducted at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, homosexuality is just fine. It is homophobia that is the real mental disorder.
How did researchers arrive at this puzzling conclusion? They surveyed more than 500 individuals about their perspective on homosexuality. Participants who indicated hostility toward homosexuals also displayed tendencies toward denial, passive-aggression, and an inability to put their trust in others. On the other hand, those who were okay with homosexuals were said to demonstrate better coping mechanisms and healthier social traits.
The study’s author, Emmanuele Jannini, said, “After discussing for centuries if homosexuality is to be considered a disease, for the first time we demonstrated that the real disease to be cured is homophobia, associated with potentially severe psychopathologies.”
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