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The paper discusses how the society in the story "The Bridegroom" is based on a need for political purity, which also means accepting the social norms as gospel. The paper looks at how the story also shows how much this approach is based on certain illusions about homosexuality. The paper explains that these illusions are intentional on the part of the authorities, who want the people to believe that homosexuality is a disease and a moral taint that can be cured by the medical establishment acting under the direction of the legal structure. The paper discusses how the prevailing view is that homosexuality is a disorder that requires punishment and treatment, and this idea is so prevalent that it is held by homosexuals themselves.

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"The society in the story "The Bridegroom" is based on a need for political purity, which also means accepting the social norms as gospel. The story also shows how much this approach is based on certain illusions about homosexuality. These illusions are intentional on the part of the authorities, who want the people to believe that homosexuality is a disease and a moral taint that can be cured by the medical establishment acting under the direction of the legal structure. The prevailing view is that homosexuality is a disorder that requires punishment and treatment, and this idea is so prevalent that it is held by homosexuals themselves. However, this illusion is known to be an illusion by some, notably Dr...."

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