Charles Silverstein
Charles C. Silverstein | |
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Silverstein during a 2021 video conference | |
| Born | Charles C. Silverstein April 23, 1935 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 2023 (aged 87) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Spouse |
Bill Bartelt
(m. 2017; div. 2019) |
| Partner | William Bory (died 1993) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
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| Thesis | The Relationship of Attitude Change to the Complexity of the Environment, the Message, and Conceptual Structure |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Suedfeld |
Charles Silverstein (April 23, 1935 – January 30, 2023) was an American writer, therapist, and LGBT rights advocate. He was best known for his presentation as a graduate student before the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 that led to the removal of homosexuality as a mental illness from the organization's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. He was also the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Homosexuality.