Doesn't this prove the point that we were wrong about it? I think that people finally realized that many of the health and psychiatric problems don't stem from being gay itself, but the treatment and social pressures on those who were gay?
Can you imagine having to hide something from everyone that is so crucial socially? Do you know what kind of pressure that would create?
Look up cognitive dissonance. Oh here I'll do it for you. http://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html (I made sure it was from simple psychology.)
Recently I finally broke to my parents that I really didn't believe in God. It was so good to just say that and get it out of my system. Do you think holding in that strain for years or, I don't know, maybe your entire life has negative consequences for the person?