We are a group of highly qualified mental health professionals who are practicing as psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and behavioural psychologists from across the country. We regret the statement made by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday where he called homosexuality a “disease†, as being “unnatural†, and a having “come from western shores†. Scientific evidence shows that homosexuality is a natural variant of human sexuality and is not a mental disorder or disease.