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Silverstein was also known for making the presentation before the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 that led to the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual’s list of mental illnesses.
Silverstein, who died Monday, helped end the definition of homosexuality as a mental illness and wrote extensively about gay life.
The good doctor is still spreading the word at 86.
Stonewall shook the establishment, but four years later, queer rights started to take over the mainstream.
"There is so much more work to be done in this country," the acclaimed writer says.
