re: A&M student kicked out of class for objecting to transgender lesson

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That would explain additions to the DSM, but not subtractions. At least the way you've worded it.

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Prior to the text revision of the DSM-II, just plain homosexuality was a mental illness. In the text revision, the name was changed and they added additional criteria/descriptions that included homosexual attraction or behaviors causing discomfort or distress, or the person wanting to change their orientation. So just plain homosexual attraction or homosexual behavior without distress and not wanting to change the orientation would no longer be classified as a disorder.

In sum, the diagnostic code really didn’t change. They just tightened the criteria and changed the name. That continued in the DSM III where they even further refined criteria about distress or impairment in functioning, and it was called ego-dystonic homosexuality
Then it was completely removed in the DSM-III-R