Philadelphia Gay News Dr. Anonymous [John Fryer] article photocopy, [2002]

This newspaper clipping is part of the John ryer papers.  It shows Fryer, disguised as "Dr. H. Anonymous," during the American Psychiatric Association's 1972 Annual Meeting.  He discussed being gay and a psychiatrist.  This speech is considered an important event in the...

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Collection:John E. Fryer papers (#3465)
Date:2002-05-17/2002-05-23
Box Number:Box 38
Folder Number:Folder 12
Format: Electronic
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Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/8180
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Summary: This newspaper clipping is part of the John ryer papers.  It shows Fryer, disguised as "Dr. H. Anonymous," during the American Psychiatric Association's 1972 Annual Meeting.  He discussed being gay and a psychiatrist.  This speech is considered an important event in the decision to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).