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The relationship between '''homosexuality and medical science''' has a long and controversial history, covering many countries and stretching across a wide sprectrum of specialities, from [[psychology]] to [[epistemology]] to [[genetics]]. This article seeks to provide a brief summary of this history and a deal with some of the issues regarding [[homosexuality]] and [[medical science]].

==History==

(contracted; show full)uality. Many in the anti-homosexual lobby leapt upon this as evidence that the 'homosexual lifestyle' was inherently dangerous. Conversely, the gay community, beleaguered by the growing health problem and attacks from the press and politicians, were united by the threat. They quickly began to combat the disease through activism and education. Many new gay rights and gay health groups formed, such as [[Gay Men's Health Crisis]] (GMHC), and solicited support from the media and celebrities.


[[ACT UP]], the [[AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power]], whose famous slogans include, "[[Silence Equals Death]]," organized and inventively protested on many AIDS issues including treatment, research funding, drug access, and discrimination.

The AIDS crisis also helped to publicise homosexuality in a positive light, as homosexual issues received more coverage. In many ways, it helped jump-start and unify the gay rights movement in the aftermath of the disapointing sexual liberation movement and set the scene for the gay liberation movement during and after the [[1990s]].
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==Issues==

===Gay Rights and Medicine===

Many gay advocates object to the labeling of any medical condition as being gay specific because of its implicit assumptions.

===Genetics===

The advent of modern genetic science has seen revived interest in the argument of nature versus nurture as a cause of homosexuality as well as advances in the treatment of AIDS and other diseases. The precise ramifications of this and modern biotechnology are not yet apparent. See [[genetic basis for homosexuality]] and [[causes of sexual orientation]] for more information.


===Lesbianism===

It is worth noting that [[lesbianism|lesbians]] are less at risk of exposure to [[sexually transmitted disease]]s than many other groups.

==External Links==

* [http://www.affirmation.org/jeff.htm  Homosexuality: A Psychiatrist's Response to LDS Social Services]