[Reellife] Free for another day

[dave olsen]

The Cinematheque is showing another virtual feature film for free and it ends 
tomorrow.

/Cured <https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2021/cured> /is a brilliant portrayal 
of the movement to remove Homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical 
Manual (aka DSM) that is used to label people as mentally ill.

We just saw it and it's beautifully put together, extremely well produced, and 
riveting, for all ages.

It's also shows how "science" is misused, if it is even used at all.  One 
shocking fact revealed that a study was done in the early 1950s that showed that 
homo- and hetero-sexuals could not be distinguished in the results of an 
extensive psychology survey, even when renowned experts from many different 
parts of the world were given the results to analyse.  The author concluded that 
the results showed that there were no cognitive or psychological differences 
between the two groups.  It wasn't until 1973 that the DSM was changed, after an 
enormous amount of effort and millions of lives horribly affected.

Many of the heroes and heroines were alive to tell their story directly in this 
80 minute doc, released last year.

It will finish it's virtual run tomorrow/Thursday, so you've got 24 hours to 
catch it...and it's free!

https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2021/cured 
<https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2021/cured>

Enjoy,
Dave


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