| Description |
1 online resource (74 min.) |
| Series |
LGBT studies in video |
| Summary |
Academy Award winning director Richard Schmiechen (The Times of Harvey Milk) vividly portrays the life and work of the woman described by the Los Angeles Times as "The Rosa Parks of Gay Rights" in Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker. During the repressive 1950s, Dr. Evelyn Hooker undertook ground breaking research that led to a radical discovery: homosexuals were not, by definition, "sick." Dr. Hooker's finding sent shock waves through the psychiatric community and culminated in a major victory for gay rights - in 1974 the weight of her studies, along with gay activism, forced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its official manual of mental disorders. Startling archival footage of the medical procedure used to "cure" homosexuality, images from the underground gay world of the McCarthy era and home movies of literary icon Christopher Isherwood bring to life history which we must never forget. Dr. Hooker's insights into gay marriage and the gay community (a term she coined), and the filmmakers' winning approach make this documentary education at its most exciting and enjoyable |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed May 16, 2013) |
| Credits |
Cinematographers, Joan Churchill [and others] ; music, Johnny Hagen, Raymond Berg, Matthew Zimmerman ; editors, Gail Yasunaga [and others] |
| Performer |
Narrator, Patrick Stewart |
| Notes |
This edition in English |
| Subject |
Hooker, Evelyn Caldwell.
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| SUBJECT |
Hooker, Evelyn Caldwell fast |
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Gay people.
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Homosexuality -- Psychological aspects
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Homosexuality.
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male homosexuality.
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homosexuality.
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Gay people
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Homosexuality
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Homosexuality -- Psychological aspects
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documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Feature films
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Nonfiction films
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Haugland, David, producer.
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Hooker, Evelyn Caldwell, interviewee (expression)
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Schmiechen, Richard, 1947-1993, director, screenwriter.
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Stewart, Patrick, 1940- narrator.
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Frameline (Firm), film distributor.
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Intrepid Productions, production company.
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