Evelyn Hooker: a life remembered

There remains a great deal to be accomplished in freeing many millions of gays and lesbian from the tyranny of fear of discovery, of actual and potential economic disenfranchisement, of the burden of ridicule, shame, and scorn, and of penalties for alleged criminal behavior. Nevertheless, the recognized status, for example, of openly gay and lesbian psychologists ... is light years away from their inferior and almost certainly closed status of 1954. They are not only free now of the criminal penalties and of the stigma of mental illness, but are in positions of trust, respect, and power.