ABSTRACT
George Weinberg, PhD, coined the term homophobia. In the mid-1960s, at a time when most other members of his profession were classifying homosexuality as a malfunction, Weinberg, who self-identified as a heterosexual, was passionately and publicly proclaiming them mistaken. In the process of defining homophobia, he proffered a radical concept: healthy homosexuality. Only one of a handful of psychotherapists who were willing to take such a stand, Weinberg gave unrelenting assistance to the East Coast’s pioneering gay and lesbian activists. A lover of poetry, especially Shakespeare, he used his forceful literary and speaking talents on behalf of gay and lesbian liberation.
