Dropping the diagnosis of homosexuality: Did it change the lot of gays and lesbians in Britain?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 684-688

  King, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LESBIAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0347286883     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2003.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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