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Deviations from the norm aren't inherently mental illness. There's a huge range of things that don't cross into dysfunction, and sometimes you're seeing symptoms of mental illness in people that have nothing to do with their sexuality. A high amount of lesbians beating their partners for example implies that a lot of lesbians have an issue with feeling powerless thus exercise that power over the person closet to them who they are able retake the power they lack elsewhere. Thus, in that scenario, the mental illness is not being a lesbian but rather the victim is being acted upon because of her proximity to someone who has a secondary issue that is independent of her sexual orientation. You're boiling all the dysfunction you're seeing among homosexuals as coming from their sexual orientation as opposed to something that perhaps is influenced by the position they occupy in society as a result.
Additionally, I'd argue we tend to take closer notes on people who deviate than the heteros because the stats on abuse among M/F couples are pretty fucking bad, and 100% of lesbians are women so its a skewed stat in that particular context. Do men get beat? Of course. Do gay men hit their partners? Sure. Are women more likely to be hit regardless of their partner? Yes. We don't have the clearest stats on the amount of heterosexual predators out there as far as pedos go especially since that is a horrifically under-documented crime. But we've taken note of every single gay who has done it. This is a form of confirmation bias as far as I'm concerned tbh.
Additionally, I'd argue we tend to take closer notes on people who deviate than the heteros because the stats on abuse among M/F couples are pretty fucking bad, and 100% of lesbians are women so its a skewed stat in that particular context. Do men get beat? Of course. Do gay men hit their partners? Sure. Are women more likely to be hit regardless of their partner? Yes. We don't have the clearest stats on the amount of heterosexual predators out there as far as pedos go especially since that is a horrifically under-documented crime. But we've taken note of every single gay who has done it. This is a form of confirmation bias as far as I'm concerned tbh.