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Originally Posted by Chiefnj
Would you say the child has a form of mental illness?
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I'm not sure whether this situation is a mental illness or more like homosexuality, which I do not view as a mental illness.
"Deviant" sexual behavior, whether it relates to what one DOES in the bedroom or what one wants to be, sexually, is open to alot of room for debate. Whether it's normal, deviant or a mental illness is how the rest of society categorizes them.
Male homosexuality in ancient Greece -- accepted and normal. Male homoesexuality in America in the 1950s? Criminal conduct and total social ostracization. Male homosexuality in 2007, accepted in theory, but usually frowned upon by huge elements of society.
Female homosexuality in 2007 by those same huge elements -- often it's a
Cross-dressing
anal sex
oral sex
pedophelia
BDSM
homosexuality
gender "confusion" or whatever it's called
Which of these are innocent if done by consenting individuals, and which are criminal, insane, or legitimate?
Pedophilia is the only one that I think of as being automatically illegal, because it involves someone who CANNOT consent, because they're too young to consent. Everything else is up for debate.
You may laugh about anal sex or oral sex, but in many states, one or the other was illegal until as recently as 25 or 30 years ago, and in some states they still are illegal.