In an era when homosexuality was deemed a mental disorder needing "treatment," medical professionals resorted to inhumane practices such as electroshock therapy and lobotomies. In response, LGBTQ+ activists, alongside their supporters, mounted a determined resistance. Their efforts culminated in a historic achievement in 1973 when the American Psychiatric Association officially declassified homosexuality from its list of mental disorders, marking a significant turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and recognition.
Show
Independent Lens
Episode
S23E01
Air Date
Oct 11, 2021
Season 23 Episodes
S23E01
Cured
S23E02
Ferguson Rises
S23E03
Storm Lake
S23E04
Duty Free
S23E05
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
S23E06
A Reckoning in Boston
S23E07
Missing in Brooks County
S23E08
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
S23E09
Bulletproof
S23E11
Writing With Fire
S23E12
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
S23E13
Try Harder!
S23E14
When Claude Got Shot
S23E15
Scenes From The Glittering World