Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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episode 1: Dismantling a Diagnosis: A Kind of Madness


In the 1950s, psychiatrists diagnosed all homosexuals with a mental illness, and the sickness label created new forms of oppression for gay people in America.


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 December 15, 2023  27m
 
 

episode 2: Dismantling a Diagnosis: The Cure


A half-century ago, millions of homosexuals were cured with the stroke of a pen when the American Psychiatric Association decided to change its diagnostic manual and remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders.


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 December 22, 2023  48m
 
 

episode 3: Dismantling a Diagnosis: Out of the DSM & into the Present — A Conversation about LGBTQ+ Mental Health


Eric is joined in conversation by Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth and Dr. Ilan H. Meyer to delve into the past and present of mental health for LGBTQ people.


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 December 29, 2023  50m
 
 
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