Charles Socarides.
CHARLES SOCARIDES Charles W. Socarides (January 24, 1922 - December 25,2005), was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, physician, educator, and author. Socarides focused much of his career on the study of homosexuality and whether it can be altered. , 83, a psychiatrist whose discredited support for "conversion therapy" for gays was used by antigay activists for decades to fight against GLBT GLBT Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered equality, of heart failure in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City
City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , December 25. Socarides is survived by his son, Richard, a prominent gay activist.
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