#OnThisDay December 15, 1973: Diagnostic Reversal

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References / More Knowledge:
American Psychiatric Association Foundation. History of the DSM and Homosexuality.
https://www.apaf.org/library-archives/galleries/lgbtq-leaders/history-of-dsm-and-homosexuality/

Bayer, R. (1981). Homosexuality and American Psychiatry: The Politics of Diagnosis. Princeton University Press.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691023315/homosexuality-and-american-psychiatry

American Psychiatric Association. (1973). Position Statement on Homosexuality.
https://www.psychiatry.org/getattachment/7d7e11f1-1b9f-4e8f-9b4e-8f9fbd84c9e5/Position-Statement-on-Homosexuality.pdf

Drescher, J. (2015). Out of DSM: Depathologizing homosexuality. Behavioral Sciences, 5(4), 565–575.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/5/4/565

Herek, G. M. (2010). Sexual orientation differences as deficits: Science and stigma in the history of American psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(6), 693–699.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691610388770

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