I don’t know what is the more disturbing aspect of this story coming out of Alberta.
The fact that in 2010 the province still had “homosexuality” listed as a mental disorder on the same level of pedophilia? Cue some equivocating about how being gay may contribute to someone’s depression due to peer teasing. Right along with a myriad of reasons kids will pick on other kids. If a child suffers from depression due to faceing racial or disability discrimination, should we slap them with mental disorders as well? We could call them “Not-White Disorder” and perhaps “Mobility Device Affliction.”*
The Alberta Health Ministry has now finally dropped being gay as a disorder, thirty-seven years after the American Psychiatric Association, twenty-eight years after the Canadian Psychiatric Association and five years after China. China for crying out loud. They had promised to repeal the designation at an earlier date, twelve years ago. Yeah I know, human dignity is not big on the priority list
Next disturbing aspect, that there were actually doctors who billed the province for treating homosexuality as a disorder. Why are they allowed to do this? And that’s not even regarding the legal aspects of the province. How in the world do they stay licensed while being that unethical
How about the fact that these doctors are still going to be paid by the province? Really? I’m sorry but at this point you just need to tell these psychiatrists, “Tough luck, you no longer get to profit from a non-existent disorder.”
201o! Twenty-fricken-ten!
