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In 1972 Psychiatrist John E. Fryer declared his homosexuality at a psychiatrist convention to get people to stop viewing homosexuality as a mental illness. He did it as “Dr. Anonymous”, wearing a mask and a wig, as he could risk losing his medical license by being openly gay.
u/Equal_Note9334 — 13 days ago