{"value"=>"<p>On December 15, 1973 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) removed \"homosexuality\" from the list of mental illness in the <span class=\"title\">Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</span>. Gittings was instrumental in this decision, having campaigned the APA for its removal. This series documents the efforts made by gay activists to change the approach of the psychiatric community to homosexuality and, after its removal, to address homophobia.</p> <p>Gittings' involvement with the APA is not well documented. Her consist chiefly of printed matter, although some correspondence and photographs are present. The files relate to her participation in panels at annual meetings, including the \"Psychiatry: Friend or Foe to Homosexuals?\" panel made famous by the participation of \"Dr. H. Anonymous\" (Dr. John Fryer), a closeted gay psychiatrist, in 1972; as well Gittings' reception of the John Fryer Award in 2006, with the remainder of the material a miscellaneous collection of topically related matter.</p>"}