Film Screening: Cured

Five years in the making, Cured illuminates a critical chapter in the struggle for LGBTQ equality: the campaign that led the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Before this momentous 1973 decision, the medical establishment viewed every gay and lesbian person
as diseased and in need of a cure. Business and government used the mental-illness classification to
justify discrimination and bigotry. As long as lesbians and gay men were labelled “sick,” progress toward
equality was nearly impossible.

Cured is a David-versus-Goliath story that reveals how a small group of impassioned activists took on a
formidable institution and brought about a pivotal shift in the movement for LGBTQ equality and
dignity. Viewers meet the key players who achieved this victory.

The screening will be both in-person and virtual. Afterward, we will have a virtual conversation with the
filmmakers, Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer, and an activist from the film, Richard Pillard, who was
the first openly gay psychiatrist in the United States.

Admission: Professionals and General Public: $20  |  Students: Free

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