John Fryer parents with two women photograph


Permanent ID:
14060
Image Description:
A photograph in the John Fryer papers collection, this image shows Fryer's parents, Ercell R. Fryer and Katherine Z. Fryer, with two unidentified women.  John Fryer famously appeared at the 1972 Annual Meeting disguised at "Dr. H. Anonymous."  He 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).
Format:
Photographs
Collection:
John E. Fryer papers
Library of Congress Subjects:
Gay rights [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh94009215]
American Psychiatric Association. Work Group to Revise DSM-III [info:lc/authorities/names/n86063442]
Fryer, John, 1937-2003 [info:lc/authorities/names/no2003035427]