‘Stop it! You’re making me sick!’: Moving documentary spotlights the pivotal battl
By Julianne Hill and Hermes Falcon Urban Health Media Project As recently as 1973, homosexuality was considered a “sexual deviancy” and gay people were classified as mentally ill by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The LGBTQ+ community and its allies have activists such as Barbara Gittings and DC’s own Dr. Frank Kameny to thank for the change that year, a new documentary shows. The film, “Cured,” tells the inspiring story of the brave individuals who successfully u