Fifty years ago, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders. Just like that all gays were "cured"
Over the next few weeks — as part of KALW’s programming for Mental Health Awareness Month — the Queer Power Hour is sharing "Dismantling a Diagnosis," a mini-series from Making Gay History that considers the history and legacy of this diagnosis and the pathologizing of queerness.
Also in this episode: a piece from Out in the Bay about conversation therapy and the work they’re doing to eliminate the practice.
