This thesis offers a rhetorical criticism of two speeches delivered from a 1972 panel at the American Psychiatric Association (APA): Franklin Kamenys Gay, Proud and Healthy and John Fryers I am a Homosexual. Both speeches seek to challenge heteronormative constructions of homosexuality through the construction of a positive homosexual identity. Kamenys speech uses an extensive set of metaphors to deconstruct the sickness theory of homosexual, challenge the role psychiatrists should play in society, re-conceptualize sexuality, and empower homosexual identity. Fryers speech enacts a constitutive rhetoric through the use of consciousness raising strategies and a collective coming out narrative which creates a motivated subject position. Both speeches worked as part of a larger movement to try and delist homosexuality as a mental disorder.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MONTANA/oai:etd.lib.umt.edu:etd-12102013-103635 |
| Date | 07 February 2014 |
| Creators | Schneider, Dustin Vern Edward |
| Contributors | Dr. Sara Hayden, Dr. Steve Schwarze, Dr. Casey Charles |
| Publisher | The University of Montana |
| Source Sets | University of Montana Missoula |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-12102013-103635/ |
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