ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 provides an extensive history of the Rorschach in both the US and in Britain. Such a comparative account allows for key differences and similarities to be drawn out. For example, in the US the Rorschach was used to detect ‘homosexuality’ in some military servicemen but such techniques were not used in Britain. In contrast the British movement seemed to have more women involved and these queer feminist threads are considered in detail. This chapter also considers the experiences of some people who were tested with the Rorschach. In tying in with some of the more philosophical questions from Chapter 1, this chapter concludes with a consideration of what tests are capable of doing. Whether that be to detect homosexuality, or, as shown in later chapters, help queer liberation. As a whole, this chapter highlights the need to recognise the context in which psychological tests are used and who they are used by.
