HOMOSEXUAL ISSUES / MOVEMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY

Homosexual Issues / Movement In Psychology

Homosexual Issues / Movement In Psychology

Homosexuality and psychology have a closely intertwined history. Since its inception, psychology has dealt with the issue of homosexuality and sexual orientation. This paper seeks to give a broad description of this history and covers some of the current issues. (Coppen 2003)

The history of psychology and homosexuality begins with the advent of psychology itself. The diagnosis of homosexuality as a psychological disorder or perversion, and thus as a predisposition, ironically contributed to its final classification as a separate sexual orientation. From then on, until its declassification ...