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’81 Words’ series from ‘Pose’ co-creator Steven Canals to explore queer history

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Dr. John E. Fryer, right, disguised as Dr. Henry Anonymous, speaks on a 1972 panel at the American Psychiatric Association. Lesbian activist Barbara Gittings, left, and gay activist Frank Kameny, middle, also participated on the panel.

Photo: New York Public Library Digital Collection. “Pose” creator Steven Canals will develop “81 Words,” a miniseries examining the historic effort in the 1970s by a group of gay and lesbian activists who challenged the definition of homosexuality as a mental illness.

In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association rocked the mental health world when it declared homosexuality was not a disease.

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