I don't think there is an issue more dominated by
ill-informed opinion rather than facts.
The
homosexual movement is built, not on facts
or
research, but on mythology. Unfortunately,
these
myths have come to be widely accepted in
society—particularly
in schools, universities and
the
media. It is our hope that by understanding
what
these key myths are—and then reading a
brief
summary of the evidence against them—
the
reader will be empowered to challenge these
myths
when he or she encounters them.
Myth
No. 1:
People
are born gay.
Fact:
The
research does not show that anyone is “born
gay,”
and suggests instead that homosexuality
results
from a complex mix of developmental
factors.
Myth
No. 2:
Sexual
orientation can never change.
Fact:
Thousands
of men and women have testified to
experiencing
a change in their sexual orientation
from
homosexual to heterosexual. Research
confirms
that such change does occur—
sometimes
spontaneously, and sometimes as
a
result of therapeutic interventions.
Myth
No. 3:
Efforts
to change someone’s sexual orientation
from
homosexual to heterosexual are harmful and
unethical.
Fact
:
There
is no scientific evidence that change efforts
create
greater harm than the homosexual lifestyle
itself.
The real ethical violation is when clients
are
denied the opportunity to set their own goals
for
therapy.
Myth
No. 4:
Ten
percent of the population is gay.
Fact:
Less
than three percent of American adults
identify
themselves as homosexual or bisexual.
Myth
No. 5:
Homosexuals
do not experience a higher level of
psychological
disorders than heterosexuals.
Fact
:
Homosexuals
experience considerably higher
levels
of mental illness and substance abuse than
heterosexuals.
A detailed review of the research
has
shown that “no other group of comparable
size
in society experiences such intense and
widespread
pathology.”
Myth
No. 6:
Homosexual
conduct is not harmful to one’s
physical
health.
Fact:
Both
because of high-risk behavior patterns,
such
as sexual promiscuity, and because of
the
harm to the body from specific sexual
acts,
homosexuals are at greater risk than
heterosexuals
for sexually transmitted diseases
and
other forms of illness and injury
Myth
No. 7:
Children
raised by homosexuals are no different
from
children raised by heterosexuals, nor do they
suffer
harm.
Fact:
An
overwhelming body of social science
research
shows that children do best when
raised
by their own biological mother and father
who
are committed to one another in a lifelong
marriage.
Research specifically on children
of
homosexuals has major methodological
problems,
but does show specific differences.
Myth
No. 8:
Homosexuals
are no more likely to molest
children
than heterosexuals.
Fact:
The
percentage of child sexual abuse cases in
which
men molest boys is many times higher
than
the percentage of adult males who are
homosexual,
and most men who molest boys
self-identify
as homosexual or bisexual.
Myth
No. 9:
Homosexuals
are seriously disadvantaged by
discrimination.
Fact:
Research
shows that homosexuals actually
have
significantly higher levels of educational
attainment
than the general public, while
the
findings on homosexual incomes are, at
worst,
mixed.
Myth
No.
10:
Homosexual
relationships are just the same as
heterosexual
ones, except for the gender of the
partners.
Fact:
Homosexuals
are less likely to enter into
a
committed relationship, less likely to be
sexually
faithful to a partner, even if they have
one,
and are less likely to remain committed
for
a lifetime, than are heterosexuals. They also
experience
higher rates of domestic violence
than
heterosexual married couples.
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