The documentary Cured (2020) was co-written and co-directed by Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer. The title is a clever one. In 1973 the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. So, overnight all those sick people weren't sick--they were cured.
This event is old business in 2020, almost 50 years after it happened. However, this was an immense forward step for LGBTQ liberation. The movie captures the agonizing opposition to the APA's decision. The drama of the moment and the immense work it took to achieve that victory are well documented.
We saw this movie as part of Rochester's great ImageOut LGBTQ Film Festival. (Virtually shown this year.) The film doesn't have a meaningful number of raters yet. I was glad I watched it, and rated it 9.
This event is old business in 2020, almost 50 years after it happened. However, this was an immense forward step for LGBTQ liberation. The movie captures the agonizing opposition to the APA's decision. The drama of the moment and the immense work it took to achieve that victory are well documented.
We saw this movie as part of Rochester's great ImageOut LGBTQ Film Festival. (Virtually shown this year.) The film doesn't have a meaningful number of raters yet. I was glad I watched it, and rated it 9.
