81 Words will explore the historic effort by a group of medical professionals to change the definition homosexuality from being classified as a mental illness. "Until 1974, the medical establishment considered gay people sexually deviant and diagnosed them as mentally ill," states the official logline. "81 Words tells the true story of gay activists Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings, who risked their career and reputation to conspire with the GAYPA — a clandestine group of closeted psychiatrists — and challenge the American Psychiatric Association’s definition of homosexuality."
TOPICS: Steven Canals, FX, 81 Words, In Development, LGBTQ