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John Fryer Goals of Medicine note

This is a handwritten list titled "The Goals of Medicine," by John E. Fryer, M. D.   Fryer famously appeared at the 1972 Annual Meeting disguised at "Dr. H. Anonymous."  He spoke about being gay and a psychiatrist.  This speech is considered an important event...

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Main Author: John E. Fryer, 1937-2003 (Creator)
Collection:John E. Fryer papers (#3465)
Box Number:Box 95
Folder Number:Folder 8
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Fryer, John, 1937-2003
Gay rights
American Psychiatric Association. Work Group to Revise DSM-III
Manuscripts
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/14003
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Summary: This is a handwritten list titled "The Goals of Medicine," by John E. Fryer, M. D.   Fryer famously appeared at the 1972 Annual Meeting disguised at "Dr. H. Anonymous."  He spoke about 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).

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