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Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen note to John Fryer, 1972

Permanent ID:
13838
Date:
1972
Image Description:
A supportive note from Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen to John Fryer before his appearance at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting as Dr. Henry Anonymous.  Fryer spoke about being gay and a psychiatrist.  This speech is considered an important event in the decision to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Address:
Dallas
Format:
Correspondence
Collection:
John E. Fryer papers
Related Person or Organization:
Barbara Gittings, 1932-2007 (creator)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Fryer, John, 1937-2003 [info:lc/authorities/names/no2003035427]
Gittings, Barbara, 1932-2007 [info:lc/authorities/names/no97012992]
Gay rights [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh94009215]
American Psychiatric Association. Work Group to Revise DSM-III [info:lc/authorities/names/n86063442]