The issue is: bring this up and you'll be hit with "being gay was considered a mental illness too" s.t. it's considered taboo to approach this viewpoint. Gay co

The issue is: bring this up and you'll be hit with "being gay was considered a mental illness too" s.t. it's considered taboo to approach this viewpoint. Gay conversion therapy might also be brought up. Is not dissimilar to the argument "they all laughed at <famous inventor(s)> too!" to justify any crank idea. Problem with this argument is: where do you draw the line? The obvious counterpoint is Rachel Dolezal who wasn't able to identify as black, an example that is usually dismissed by suggesting she had ulterior motives (a shocking concept in itself - acting black for the benefits!), but it ignores the crux; if you can identify female, why not black?