Psychiatrists Favoring Gay Marriage

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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 1:49pm
From the Washington Post:
Top Psychiatric Group Urges Making Gay Marriage Legal


Associated Press
Monday, May 23, 2005; Page A02



ATLANTA, May 22 -- Representatives of the nation's top psychiatric group approved a statement Sunday urging legal recognition of same-sex marriage.


If approved by the association's directors in July, the measure would make the American Psychiatric Association the first major medical group to take such a stance.







The statement supports same-sex marriage "in the interest of maintaining and promoting mental health."


It follows a similar measure by the American Psychological Association last year, little more than three decades after that group removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.


The psychiatric association's statement was approved by voice vote on the first day of its weeklong annual meeting in Atlanta. It cites the "positive influence of a stable, adult partnership on the health of all family members."


The resolution recognizes "that gay men and lesbians are full human beings who should be afforded the same human and civil rights," said Margery Sved, a Raleigh, N.C., psychiatrist and member of the assembly's committee on gay and lesbian issues.


The document states that the association is addressing same-sex civil marriage, not religious marriages. It takes no position on any religion's views on marriage.


Massachusetts is the only state that allows same-sex marriage. Eighteen states have passed constitutional amendments outlawing same-sex marriage.

Ting
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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 3:20pm
That's great news. It's a far cry from when homosexuality was considered a "disease."

 

 

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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 3:22pm
That was a great read TiNG - brightened my day! Thanks for posting that.

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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 3:49pm
Progress!

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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 9:23pm

Great to read this! Now if only the majority of people would listen to them.

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Mon, 05-23-2005 - 10:17pm
Thanks Ting... That's very encouraging to read..

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Tue, 05-24-2005 - 12:07am

Cool beans Ting!

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Tue, 05-24-2005 - 1:19am
Wow Ting, that's very interesting! Thanks for posting it....Hugs, Sandra

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