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> [We shall therefore compare the concept of homosexuality as heresy, prevalent in the days of the witch-hunts, with the concept of homosexuality as mental illness, prevalent today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-szasz/we-shall-therefore-compare-the-concept-of-homosexuality-as-heresy/)

[Thomas Szasz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-szasz/)

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> [The disease concept of homosexuality as with the disease concept of all so-called mental illnesses, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, or suicide conceals the fact that homosexuals are a group of medically stigmatized and socially persecuted individuals. ... Their anguished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-szasz/the-disease-concept-of-homosexuality-as-with-the-disease-concept-of/)

[Thomas Szasz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-szasz/)

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