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1929 - 2017

George Weinberg

American psychologist who coined the term "homophobia" in the 1960s.

Leader in the successful struggle to have homosexuality removed as a diagnostic category from the DSM, the professional therapeutic handbook.

Fun Fact:

The word "homophobia" was first printed in a discussion Weinberg had with other gay activists in a 1969 issue of "Screw", a pornographic magazine owned by Al Goldstein, who was also Jewish.

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