The 50th Anniversary of the Declassification of Homosexuality As a Disease: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?

(Sharing from Bioethics, School of Professional Studies, Columbia University)

Fifty years ago, in 1974, the American Psychiatric Association, following controversial debates, held an unprecedented vote to decide that homosexuality should no longer be listed as a “disease” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Yet controversies have continued over how medicine and society should view queer identities, including, most recently, transgender individuals.

Join us and a panel of experts for an exploration of these historical and ongoing tensions.

🔗Deails: https://sps.columbia.edu/events/50th-anniversary-declassification-homosexuality-disease-where-are-we-now-and-where-are-we?program_id=1061&mc_cid=f853eb1fb8&mc_eid=d7bfecc9bb