In 1958, while writing an advice column for Ebony Magazine, Dr. King responded to a young “gay” man looking for guidance:
Question: My problem is different from the ones most people have. I am a boy, but I feel about boys the way I ought to feel about girls. I don’t want my parents to know about me. What can I do? Is there any place where I can go for help?
Answer: Your
problem is not at all an uncommon one. However, it does require careful attention. The type of feeling that you have toward boys is probably not an innate tendency, but
something that has been culturally acquired. Your reasons for adopting this
habit have now been consciously suppressed or unconsciously repressed. Therefore, it is necessary to deal with this
problem by getting back to some of the experiences and circumstances that led to the
habit. In order to do this
I would suggest that you see a good psychiatrist who can assist you in bringing to the forefront of conscience all of those experiences and circumstances that led to the habit. You are already on the right road toward a
solution, since you honestly recognize the
problem and have a desire to solve it.
https://swap.stanford.edu/201412182.../papers/vol4/580100-000-Advice_For_Living.htm
itz cute that 2 libz think gay people have a problem that has been culturally acquired and should see a good psychiatrist 2 find a solution
