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In 1973, The American Psychiatric Association unanimously votes to remove Homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders

Help remove the stigma and watch:

  • Rope (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1948; USA)

  • Cruising (dir. William Friedkin, 1980; West Germany/USA)

  • Philadelphia (dir. Jonathan Demme, 1993; USA)

  • Monster (dir. Patty Jenkins, 2003; Germany/USA)

  • Black Swan (dir. Darren Aronofsky, 2010; USA)

  • Moonlight (dir. Barry Jenkins, 2016; USA)

 

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Earlier Event: December 14
In 1969, "Leaving on a Jet Plane" hits #1 on the Billboard Charts - recording by Peter, Paul and Mary (and written by John Denver, who later died in a plane crash)
Later Event: December 16
In 1950, at age 22, Child star Shirley Temple retires from acting in movies