• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Getting it removed from classification as a mental illness was vital to reducing our systemic oppression back in the day so this is absolutely not a point we should cede

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      22 hours ago

      It’s still classified as a mental disorder, we just dance around the topic a bit. The real change was research indicating that conversion therapy and whatnot don’t work and are actively harmful.