10.Istransgenderadisease？
Transgenderindividualsarestillconsideredtosufferfromamentalconditionknownas“genderidentitydisorder.”ThisclassificationislistedinthemostrecentversionoftheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders.Manydoctors，scholars，andotheractivistswouldliketoseethedefinitionofgenderidentitydisorderremovedfromtheManualbecauseoftheunnecessarystigmathatitattachestotransgenderindividuals.
11.Whatcauseshomosexuality？
Thecauseofanindividual’sisgenerallyunknown.Althoughsomebelievehomosexualitytobeachoice，mostbelieveittobeaproductofanindividual’sgeneticmakeup，upbringingandenvironmentalinfluences，orsomecombinationofthetwo.Whilethereismoreandstrongerevidencethathomosexualityisageneticphenomenon，thisevidenceisnotyetabsolutelyconclusive.Mostpeoplenowunderstandthathomosexualityisneitheracontagiousdiseasenorsomethingthatcanbeconsciouslytaughttoanotherperson.However，manynowagreethat，regardlessofwhetherhomosexualityisaproductofenvironmentorgenetics，homosexualsshouldbetreatedwithdignityandrespectandnotsubjecttopersecutionordiscrimination.
12.Canyouchoosetobegay？
No.One’ssexualorientationisnotaconsciouschoice；onecannotanddoesnotchoosetobegayanymorethanstraightpeoplecanchoosetobestraight.Peoplecan，however，choosenottoactontheirsexualfeelingsordenytheirsexualorientation.Still，itisdifficult，ifnotimpossible，foragaypersontohaveahappy，fulfillinglifeifheorshedeniestheirtruefeelings.
13.Cantherapychangehomosexuality？