| Abstract: | In 2007, the author interviewed Dr. Bertram Schaffner, one of the first openly gay psychiatrists and psychoanalysts of his generation. In this interview, conducted when Dr. Schaffner was 94 years old, he speaks candidly about the educational and career struggles he faced as a gay man at a time when homosexuality could result in a loss of medical licensure. Among other topics, the interview covers Dr. Schaffner's childhood and college years, his army service, his psychiatric practice, his work as a psychoanalyst, and his work as an activist for human rights. |
