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Independent Lens•Season 23•Episode 1

Cured

8.0/10 · 18 votesOct 11, 202160 min

Ranked #1 of 15 in Season 23•+0.4 vs season avg

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When doctors classified homosexuality as a mental illness to be “cured,” they employed cruel treatments like electroshock and lobotomies. LGBTQ+ activists and their allies fought back — and won a momentous victory when the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its manual of mental disorders

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Season 23 Episodes15

Cured

Ferguson Rises

Storm Lake

Duty Free

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

E6 7.1

A Reckoning in Boston

E7 7.7

Missing in Brooks County

E8 8.0

Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

Bulletproof

Apart

Writing With Fire

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E13 7.7

Try Harder!

E14 7.8

When Claude Got Shot

E15 6.2

Scenes From The Glittering World

Cast6

Susan Sarandon

Edie Falco

Host

Peter Coyote

America Ferrera

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Stanley Tucci

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"Cured" is episode 1 of Independent Lens season 23. It scored 8.0/10 from 18 votes, ranking #1 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.6). It aired on October 11, 2021.

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