John E. Fryer, M. D. Music for a Changing Church, 1968
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13933Dates:
February 17 1968November 4 1967
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John Fryer was a activist for gay rights, a psychitrist, and a church organist. His papers contain items related to all of these activities. This document addresses the state of the Episcopal Church in 1967 and Fryer's views on changes that were happening outside of and within the Church. Fryer went on th become most well-known for his 1972 appearance, disguised as "Dr. H. Anonymous," during the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting where he discussed 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).Inscription:
An Address prepared originally for Presentation to the Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania at Cathedral House, Roxborough November 4, 1967Submitted for publication to Music / the A.G.O. Magazine on February 17, 1968
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, RoxboroughPhiladelphiaFormat:
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John E. Fryer papersRelated Person or Organization:
John E. Fryer, 1937-2003 (creator)Library of Congress Subjects:
social activism [info:lc/vocabulary/ethnographicTerms/afset016959]
Roxborough (Philadelphia, Pa.) [info:lc/authorities/names/n82215674]
Fryer, John, 1937-2003 [info:lc/authorities/names/no2003035427]
Roxborough (Philadelphia, Pa.) [info:lc/authorities/names/n82215674]
Fryer, John, 1937-2003 [info:lc/authorities/names/no2003035427]