"Homosexuality is a personality disorder"

In 1972, Jeremy Gavins underwent a form of aversion therapy where he was given electric shocks as a hope of his teachers that he'd become straight.

At this time, both the NHS and the leading psychiatrists thought that homosexuality was a personality disorder. So, when Jeremy's GP received this letter, they thought nothing of it and allowed the conversion therapy to happen.

You can hear Jeremy read the letter here, along with his thoughts about it.