So, I'm going to start with a topic that's a little off kilter, but relate it back. I promise.. I am a bit appalled by this to the point I just have to express it to someone, so here it goes.

When I was homeless, I decided to spend some time everyday at church. I was not raised Catholic but converted a few years back. I picked up a bunch of booklets on all kinds of crap just to read in my spare time when I was there. I happened to pick up one on homosexuality. The view I was taught is NOT reflected in these books and I am absolutely appalled that something written as recent as 2007 would even cradle such ignorant and downright destructive ideas that have no basis in reality.

I won't spew all it's nonsense but the I will put in quotes parts that are verbatim, I'll sum up the issue from the get-go. They focus on "early identification of homosexuality, in children." ... let's not even begin to talk about how psychologically unethical, and unsound it is to attribute sexual attraction and feelings to a CHILD... but anyway...

3 guidelines to help prevent homosexuality.

1. A male child has to have a male parent he interacts with, if the house happens to be a one parent household and it's not the male parent, "in that case it is to be hoped he develops as a heterosexual."

2. Mothers must avoid over-mothering, especial single mothers, because that may lead "to the kind of relationship with her son which, in turn, is conductive to homosexual proclivities."

and my personal favorite.

3. "Parents should give attention to the very early preschool behavior of their children. A boy who does not take part in scrambling or physical games with his peers, who is constantly being protected by his mother from the neighborhood "roughnecks", who is buried in books with high academic achievement, has some of the characteristics found in the person with SSA. (Same-sex attraction). The point to be made is that all three kinds of conditions together constitute the possibility for the development of male homosexual tendency."

.... can we just take a minute to say they LITERALLY went as far as to say, you're smart and have interest in school and not sports or being a bully? GAY! Not that any of the other points are any better.

It's shameful such ignorance exists in this world. My point here isn't to get religion involved or pull someone to a side, but opinions needs to be based in reality and not irrational fear based on no real science. It's OK not to agree with portrayed lifestyle choices and have opposition to it personally. But please, don't be drawn in to such chaotic and demeaning crap. It's sickening.



Now, relating it back -- I guess the same holds true for the mentally ill, but I don't have a booklet on the topic. I guess if I did it would probably be called: "The tell-tale signs of the mentally ill: a handbook to igniting fear of someone different." Ugh.



Have you come across literature that has been factless and really pushed the narrative of mentally ill being dangerous, sub par, or to the point of sub-human? Just curious, I guess.