For my project I chose to cover the history of male homosexuality when it was both viewed and defined as a mental illness in the United States. Above is a link to a brief article that discusses the history of shock therapy among other “treatment” methods for “Sexual deviancy” or more accurately homosexuality. The article discusses how up until 1973 homosexuality was viewed as a mental illness by the APA. Within the article you will also find a variety of images relating to how homosexuality was viewed as a mental illness by the general public at that time.
