Charles Silverstein, helped remove homosexuality as mental illness, dies
qvoicenews.comCharles Silverstein, who helped remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental illnesses and coauthored “The Joy of Gay Sex,” has died at age 87.
Charles Silverstein, who helped remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental illnesses and coauthored “The Joy of Gay Sex,” has died at age 87. “Today we mourn Dr.
Charles Silverstein, who passed away on January 30. 23,” the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, which announced Silverstein’s death, said in a tweet. “A hero, an activist, a leader, and a friend.
His contributions to psychology and the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals have been felt around the world.” Charles Silverstein’s first career was as an elementary school teacher, but in the 1970s he earned a Ph.D.
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