Dr. Marmor was elected Vice President from 1972–73 and served as President of the American Psychiatric Association from 1975–76. As an active leader in the APA, he was instrumental in having homosexuality removed from the APA's clinical list of disorders. During his time as Vice President, he was outspoken in saying the criteria that would normally be applied for a mental illness did not apply to homosexuality.
Dr. Marmor participated in the 1972 panel discussion on homosexuality and reacted to charges that psychiatry is biased against homosexuals by agreeing with the charges. He stated, "I must concede that psychiatry is prejudiced, as has been charted. Psychiatric mores reflect the predominant social mores of the culture."
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