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Psychiatrist, Gay Rights Advocate Dr. Richard Isay Dies at 77

HeadlineJul 03, 2012

The psychiatrist and gay rights advocate Dr. Richard Isay has died at the age of 77. Dr. Isay came out as a gay man as a married father in his forties and went on to lead a pivotal effort to stop his profession from treating homosexuality as a disease.

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