Judd Marmor

Judd Marmor

Judd Marmor (2 May 1910 – 16 December 2003) was an American psychiatrist known for his role in removing homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders".Rensenberger, Boyce (February 9, 1973). Psychiatrists Review Stand on Homosexuals; Statement to Be Drafted Term Misused. "New York Times"] Schmeck, Harold M. (April 9, 1974) Psychiatrists Approve Change on Homosexuals. "New York Times"]

Life and career

Marmor was born in London. He graduated from Columbia University and received his medical degree there in 1933, then moved to Los Angeles in 1946.Rosario VA (2003). An Interview with Judd Marmor, MD. "Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy." Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Pages: 23-34]

Marmor and Evelyn Hooker began collaborating on depathologizing homosexuality in the mid-1960s. She contributed a chapter to his 1965 book "Sexual Inversion" and recruited him for a task force on homosexuality sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health.Woo, Elaine (December 20, 2003). Judd Marmor, 93; Helped End Classification of Gays as Ill. "Los Angeles Times"]

He served as director of psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and professor of psychiatry at the University of Southern California.Tarkan, Laurie (December 19, 2003). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406EEDC143FF93AA25751C1A9659C8B63 Dr. Judd Marmor, 93, Dies; Led Change in View of Gays.] "New York Times"] Green R (2004). In Memoriam: Judd Marmor, MD. "Archives of Sexual Behavior" Volume 33, Number 4 / August, 2004 Pages 327-328]

References

External links

* [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4199q91c Judd Marmor Papers] via ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives


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