gay is not a mental illness

Scientific and Medical Consensus: Homosexuality is recognized as a normal variant of human sexual orientation. Major organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American Psychological Association, and the World Health Organization (WHO), affirm that same-sex attraction does not indicate a developmental or mental disorder.Removal from Diagnostic Manuals: In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), concluding that it did not meet the criteria for a psychiatric disorder. The World Health Organization followed suit, removing it from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 1990.