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Documentary Filmmaker • Co-Director of @cureddoc • President of https://t.co/GWxUaAnMgk

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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
One week from today, on Monday, May 2nd, join us for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. John Fryer’s iconic speech at the 1972 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. @EqualityForum is hosting a tribute ceremony at noon ET on the 2nd.
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
NOW STREAMING THROUGH NOVEMBER 30: You have one more week to watch #CUREDfilmPBS on the @pbs video app or  https://t.co/PhzAZoarc2. Visit this link to watch for free:  https://t.co/EUjuGyen0v  @IndependentLens
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When homosexuality was considered a mental illness to be “cured," LGBTQ+ activists fought back.
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
NOW STREAMING: You have two more weeks to watch #CUREDFilmPBS on  https://t.co/PhzAZoarc2  or the @PBS Video App! This award-winning film is available to stream for free through November 30th. ➡  https://t.co/EUjuGyen0v  @IndependentLens
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When homosexuality was considered a mental illness to be “cured," LGBTQ+ activists fought back.
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
Our educational distributor, @GoodDocs, has been invaluable in connecting us to colleges, high schools and libraries interested in sharing #CUREDFilmPBS with their communities. To learn more or plan an educational screening of the film, visit  https://t.co/xoVnoJd1ZF
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Meet the LGBTQ activists who refused to accept psychiatry's mental illness label - and changed history.
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
We’re happy to announce that @PBS has extended the streaming window for #CUREDfilmPBS following the film's US broadcast premiere. You can watch the award-winning documentary through November 30th on https://t.co/PhzAZoarc2 or the PBS app: https://t.co/EUjuGyen0v @IndependentLens
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
We are proud to announce that #CUREDfilmPBS co-directors Bennett Singer and @patricksammonDC have won the Jonathan Daniels Award from the Monadnock International Film Festival. Sammon will accept the award this Friday. @MonadnockIFF Learn more details: https://t.co/2sNMK3nZEf
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
We are excited to announce that #CUREDfilmPBS is an official nominee in the 2021 Buzzies Awards! The film has been nominated in the “Best History Long Format” category.
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
Exciting news! #CUREDfilmPBS has won the American Historical Association's 2021 John E. O'Connor Film Award for outstanding interpretations of history through film.
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@framelinefest
Frameline
4 years
In the 1970s, doctors classified #homosexuality as a mental illness to be cured — but #LGBTQ+ #activists fought back. Watch the story of their momentous victory in #CuredFilmPBS (#Frameline45) now streaming on the @PBS Video app. ➡ https://t.co/1ymKZ97G3N
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@KatGraham
Kat Graham
4 years
Gay Is Good! #CuredFilmPBS tells the incredible story of the 1970s LGBTQ activists who fought the medical establishment to remove homosexuality as a mental illness — and changed history. Now streaming on the PBS Video app: https://t.co/iyeJNfevFi @cureddoc
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@MoRocca
Mo Rocca
4 years
This very powerful documentary premieres tonight. A must watch! #CuredFilmPBS
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PBS
4 years
Homosexuality was a mental illness to be “cured” until LGBTQ+ activists fought the Establishment — and won. Watch #CuredFilmPBS from @IndependentLens starting Mon, Oct 11 at 10/9c or on the PBS Video app.
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@StevenCanals
Steven Canals
4 years
Happy Premiere Day @cureddoc!CURED tells the story of the activists who brought about a pivotal victory in the movement for LGBTQ equality and dignity: the American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses.#curedfilmpbs
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@TheAdvocateMag
The Advocate
4 years
As late as 1973, those in the psychiatric establishment considered homosexuality a mental illness that could be "cured," a view that's still reflected by conversion therapy today. #CuredFilmPBS
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Before the removal of homosexuality from the manual, those in the psychiatric establishment believed that homosexuality could be "cured" by electroconvulsive therapy, castration, or even lobotomies.
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@MakingGayHistry
Making Gay History
4 years
Today @PBS @IndependentLens is airing #CuredFilmPBS, which chronicles the struggle that led the @apa to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses in 1973. #PBS #LGBTHistoryMonth #NationalComingOutDay https://t.co/1zEVt5Zfg2
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@AARP
AARP
4 years
Celebrate the elders behind one of the most critical moments in LGBTQ civil rights history. AARP is proud to sponsor #CuredFilmPBS on @IndependentLens from @PBS. Check your local listings and the PBS Video app. https://t.co/YpcBpQzgLK #NationalComingOutDay
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@TrevorProject
The Trevor Project
4 years
We're honored to support @cureddoc in sharing the untold story of one of the most critical turning points in LGBTQ civil rights history—a story that is directly tied to the fight to end conversion therapy today. Watch #CuredFilmPBS, Oct 11 at 10/9c on @PBS https://t.co/eThv8sllIS
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@cureddoc
CURED Documentary
4 years
#CuredFilmPBS premieres tomorrow, #NationalComingOutDay, Monday, October 11th at 10/9c on @PBS and the PBS Video App ➡ https://t.co/EUjuGyvXS3 (3/3)
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@IndependentLens
Independent Lens
4 years
Homo is healthy. 🏳️‍🌈 #CuredFilmPBS is the story of 1970s LGBTQ+ activists fighting the establishment to remove homosexuality as a mental illness. Watch starting Monday, Oct. 11 on @PBS and the PBS Video app. https://t.co/QlEmo1574m
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@IndependentLens
Independent Lens
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Homosexuality was a mental illness to be “cured” until LGBTQ+ activists fought the Establishment—and won. Watch #CuredFilmPBS starting Monday, Oct. 11 on @PBS and the PBS Video app.
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