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<em>New Delhi: </em>The Indian Psychiatric Society has launched its first-ever campaign to assert that homosexuality is not an illness amid concerns that sections of the public and physicians continue to mistakenly believe it can be treated.<br />
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Senior members of the IPS plan to address conferences open to the public and use social media platforms to argue that homosexuality and lesbianism are just variations in sexual orientation and provide science-driven guidance to the campaign to decriminalise homosexuality.<br />
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Message: Being gay is not an illness -GS Mudur

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Indian Psychiatric Society has launched its first-ever campaign to assert that homosexuality is not an illness amid concerns that sections of the public and physicians continue to mistakenly believe it can be treated. Senior members of the IPS plan to address conferences open to the public and use social media platforms to argue that homosexuality and lesbianism are just variations in sexual orientation and provide science-driven guidance to the campaign to decriminalise homosexuality. The IPS campaign is driven by concerns that many parents continue to approach doctors, including psychologists and psychiatrists, with requests to "convert" the sexual orientation of their children. One psychiatrist recalled a father urging her to provide his son hormone therapy or electroconvulsive therapy. "The IPS needs to take a radical stance - which is to stop considering homosexuality as an illness," Ajit Bhide, a senior psychiatrist in Bangalore and the president of the IPS, said in a video message circulated on social media. Most psychiatric societies have removed homosexuality from definitions of mental illness, a move that IPS executive body members say is backed by an abundance of scientific evidence. The American Psychological Association had cautioned against "conversion therapy" in 2009. The IPS campaign is spearheaded by a task force of professional psychiatrists examining concerns about the distress that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals might experience as they come to terms with their own sexual orientation. "Our campaign condemns efforts at conversion or treatment, but psychiatrists and counsellors should be available to provide support to members of the LGBT community who may be in distress," said Kersi Chavda, a senior consultant psychiatrist in Mumbai and chair of the task force. "They may need treatment for anxiety or depression," Chavda said. The IPS task force on LGBT issues plans to hold a day-long conference in New Delhi on July 1 where its members will speak to fellow psychiatrists, other physicians and members of the public. "Families or parents of gay or lesbian individuals may also need counselling," he said. Please click here to read more.