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What does it mean?
Freud stated homosexuality is not a vice or illness.
In plain terms
Homosexuality is natural and not something to shame.
What can you take from it?
Accept sexuality without judgment.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • identity politics
  • mental health

Putting it to work

  • support diverse identities
  • challenge stigma

Questions to consider

  • What makes something normal?
  • How do you define health?

Another view

Views on this have evolved since Freud.

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