John Fryer diary entry, 1972
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May 3 1972Image Description:
This digital record contains two images of one entry from John E. Fryer's diary.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.
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John E. Fryer, 1937-2003 (author)Library of Congress Subjects:
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Third edition [info:lc/authorities/names/no2013076245]
Psychiatry [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm008348]
Psychiatry [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm008348]