Richard Isay
Richard A. Isay (born December 13, 1934 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † June 28, 2012 in New York City ) was an American psychiatrist . He was a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University . He advocated a changed and liberal view of psychoanalysis on homosexuality .
Life
After graduating from Haverford College and the University of Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry , he completed his psychiatric training at Yale University and then worked at the Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute .
Although the American Psychiatric Association had ceased to classify homosexuality as a disease since 1973, the views of many members of the American Psychoanalytic Association remained unchanged, against which Isay was committed. In 1992, Isay threatened the professional association - even homosexual - with a process if the members did not stop discriminating against homosexuals. Isay was supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The society then spoke out against the discrimination of homosexual members and from 1997 supported same-sex marriage.
Isay was married to Jane for the first time, during which time he tried to change his homosexual orientation. The marriage ended in divorce in 1989, nine years after he came out to his wife. He then lived with Gordon Harrell, whom he married in 2011. Isay died of cancer. He had two sons from his first marriage.
He wrote on the subject of psychoanalysis and homosexuality; One of the texts is Being Homosexual . He won the Lambda Literary Award in 1988 . In 2003, Isay appeared in the movie America Undercover - Why Am I Gay ?: Stories of Coming Out in America .
Works (selection)
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Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their Development. (Farrar Straus & Giroux), 1988.
- dt. be gay. The evolution of the homosexual. Piper, Munich and Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-492-03378-4 .
- Becoming Gay: The Journey to Self Acceptance. 1997.
- Commitment and Healing: Gay Men and the Need for Romantic Love. 2006.
literature
- Denise Grady: Dr. Richard Isay, Who Fought Illness Tag for Gays, Dies at 77 . In: The New York Times . June 29, 2012.
- Robert Mitchell: An Interview with Richard A. Isay, MD. In: Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy. 6, 2003, pp. 85-96, doi : 10.1300 / J236v06n04_07 .
- Robert Kertzner: In Memoriam: Richard Isay (December 1934 – June 2012). In: Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. 17, 2013, pp. 127–128, doi : 10.1080 / 19359705.2012.739025 .
Web links
- Richard Isay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Denise Grady: Dr. Richard Isay, Who Fought Illness Tag for Gays, Dies at 77 . In: The New York Times . June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Lambda Literary: Lambda Literary Award ( Memento from July 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ IMDB: Richard Isay
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isay, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isay, Richard A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychiatrist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 2012 |
| Place of death | New York City |