THIS PAPER REVIEWS THE REPRESENTATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN PSYCHIATRIC LITERATURE, PARTICULARLY THAT PORTION WHICH MAINTAINS THAT HOMOSEXUALITY IS A PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL CONDITION, AND OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE OF HOMOSEXUALS AS A MINORITY GROUP THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED MEANINGFUL SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IT PROCEEDS TO DESCRIBE THE SEXUAL RETRAINING PROGRAM AT A STATE MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON HOSPITAL THAT HOUSES PRIMARILY PEDOPHILES, AND OUTLINES A PROGRAM THAT CONSISTS OF DESENSITIZATION AND EDUCATION OF THE PRISON STAFF, COOPERATION WITH LOCAL GAY GROUPS, AND SEXUAL RETRAINING OF THE HOMOSEXUAL PEDOPHILES IN THE DIRECTION OF ADULT HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)