SEX, GUILT AND RELIGION (The Spirit of Things: 12/08/2007)
Homosexuality, religious beliefs and a history of psychiatric treatment
combine to make Michael Green's account of his life a cocktail of guilt
and suffering. But guilt can be hard to let go of, and Dorothy
McRae-McMahon, a retired minister of the Uniting Church, believes the
Church is partly to blame. The Rev'd McMahon draws on its ethic of
forgiveness to create new rituals of healing.
The Spirit of Things - 12August2007 - Sex, Guilt and Religion
81 WORDS: THE INSIDE STORY OF PSYCHIATRY AND HOMOSEXUALITY (PART 2 OF 2)
(All In The Mind: 11/08/2007)
Being gay was considered a mental disorder by psychiatry - until 1973 -
when the battle lines were drawn. In this final episode, reporter Alix
Spiegel continues the gripping story that spurred a radical rethink.
It's the story of a closeted cartel of powerful, gay psychiatrists; of
confrontations with angry activists; a shrink dressed in a Nixon mask,
and a pivotal encounter in a Hawaiian bar.
All In The Mind - 11August2007 - 81 Words: the inside story of psychiatry and homosexuality (Part 2 of 2)
