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John Fryer letter to family, 1964 [leaving the University of Pennsylvania]
John Fryer letter to family, 1964 [leaving the University of Pennsylvania]
John Fryer letter to family, 1964 [leaving the University of Pennsylvania]
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John Fryer letter to family, 1964 [leaving the University of Pennsylvania]

Permanent ID:
13787
Date:
October 17 1964
Image Description:
John E. Fryer, M.D. (November 7, 1938 – February 21, 2003) was an American psychiatrist and gay rights activist best known for his anonymous speech at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association annual conference where he appeared in disguise and under the name Dr. H. Anonymous. This event has been cited as a key factor in the decision to de-list homosexuality as a mental illness from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The American Psychiatric Association John E. Fryer, M.D., Award is named in his honor.
Address:
4049 Spruce St., Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Format:
Typescript
Collection:
John E. Fryer papers
Related Person or Organization:
John E. Fryer, 1937-2003 (author)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Gay rights [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh94009215]
Fryer, John, 1937-2003 [info:lc/authorities/names/no2003035427]
American Psychiatric Association. Work Group to Revise DSM-III [info:lc/authorities/names/n86063442]