I haven't been following the list lately, so I apologize if this is redundant, but I wanted to alert everyone to a great program I heard on NPR.
It's a remarkably even-handed little piece about how the American Psychiartic Assoc. changed the DSM definition of homosexuality in the 1970s. It's called "81 words" and is told by a relative of one of the main players in the shift to de-pathologizing homosexuality. It's got alot of interviews from the people involved in the meetings, protests, etc., as well as discussions about the history of psychological research on homosexuality and what the DSM is and how it is used and misused. You can listen to it free at http://www.thislife.org/ but need to pay to get a copy. To find it just search for the title "81Words." If you want to buy it, you can get a cassette from the producers or download it from audible.com for $2.95.
A description of the program is below. I can't recommend this more highly.
Best,
Tony Hermann Dept. of Psychology Willamette University Salem OR 97302 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
81 Words. For decades, the entry on "Sexual Deviations" in the official manual of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) contained 81 words. For decades, homosexuality was included in the definition. We devote this week's entire program to the untold story of the behind-the-scenes campaign to change the definition. It's a story of intrigue and suspense, involving a super-secret group of closeted APA members calling themselves the GAYPA, a pivotal conversation in a Hawaiian tiki bar, and a pitched battle which one side saw as a fight for liberation, and the other saw as a defense of "the basic code and concept of life."
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