...But it was 1973 before the American Psychiatric Assoc stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental disorder - one of many social harms in STEM history.
Another source of grievous harm starts off my latest post @PLOS - a link to a chronology of psychology's contribution to racist beliefs & racial inequality.
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2024/02/15/black-history-month-early-mental-health-pioneers/
The post features a string of awe-inspiring African-Americans who tackled the sources of this crushing oppression & its effects on their communities...
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