1997 Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
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1997 Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
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Flyer advertising a screening of Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker. The screening was hosted by Lambda Alliance and the Women's Studies Program at UM-Dearborn on January 27, 1997.
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Lambda Alliance and the Women's Studies Program present
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
Monday, January 27, 1997 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Room 138 SB
From the award-winning director of The Times of Harvey Milk, Changing Our Minds is both a compelling tribute to a little known psychologist and a captivating look at gay history. The film "sums me up like nothing else," says 88-year-old Evelyn Hooker, who is responsible for providing the necessary scientific evidence that provided the impetus for the American Psychiatric Association's removal of homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders in 1973. Containing footage and photos of some of the tortuous treatments used to "cure" homosexuals, as well as clips from 1960s "educational" films touting the evils of homosexuality, Changing Our Minds reminds us of the dangers of institutionalized repression. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
Best Documentary, 1992 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
"This is a valuable educational film for the general public to understand who gays and lesbians are, the journey they've taken and the fact that scientists have said for decades now that they are not ill."
--Los Angeles Times
Lambda Alliance and the Women's Studies Program present
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
Monday, January 27, 1997 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Room 138 SB
From the award-winning director of The Times of Harvey Milk, Changing Our Minds is both a compelling tribute to a little known psychologist and a captivating look at gay history. The film "sums me up like nothing else," says 88-year-old Evelyn Hooker, who is responsible for providing the necessary scientific evidence that provided the impetus for the American Psychiatric Association's removal of homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders in 1973. Containing footage and photos of some of the tortuous treatments used to "cure" homosexuals, as well as clips from 1960s "educational" films touting the evils of homosexuality, Changing Our Minds reminds us of the dangers of institutionalized repression. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
Best Documentary, 1992 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
"This is a valuable educational film for the general public to understand who gays and lesbians are, the journey they've taken and the fact that scientists have said for decades now that they are not ill."
--Los Angeles Times
Creator
Lambda Alliance, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Women's Studies Program, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Date
January 27, 1997
