Pentagon Reclassifies Homosexuality From Mental Disorder to Defect

WASHINGTON, DC -- Pentagon has changed their classification of homosexuality from being a mental disorder to being a defect, thereby putting homosexuality in the same category as stammering, dyslexia, sleepwalking, motion sickness, obesity, and insect venom allergies.

The new rules does not affect the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, but are merely guidelines that outline retirement or other discharge policies for service members with physical disabilities.

The revision came after Pentagon received criticism when it was discovered that the guidelines listed homosexuality alongside mental retardation and personality disorders.

Mental health professionals say they remain unsatisfied with the guidelines:

"We appreciate your good-faith effort to address our concern that the document was not medically accurate," said James H. Scully, head of the American Psychiatric Association. "But we remain concerned because we believe that the revised document lacks the clarity necessary to resolve the issue."

"More than 30 years after the mental health community declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder, it is disappointing that the Pentagon still continues to mischaracterize it as a 'defect,' said Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., a member of the House Armed Services Committee.