204: 81 Words
The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.
To access this audio story go to: http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=204
and click on "full episode" in the left hand column next to the words "act one".
"In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) declared that homosexuality was not a disease simply by changing the 81-word definition of sexual deviance in its own reference manual. It was a change that attracted a lot of attention at the time, but the story of what led up to that change is one that we hear today, from reporter Alix Spiegel. Part one of Alix's story details the activities of a closeted group of gay psychiatrists within the APA who met in secret and called themselves the GAYPA ... and another, even more secret group of gay psychiatrists among the political echelons of the APA. Alix's own grandfather was among these psychiatrists, and the president-elect of the APA at the time of the change. (24 minutes)"
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this is so perfect for my film thesis
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