Fifty years ago, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders. Just like that all gays were "cured"
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 StoryCorps about conversion therapy.