Simon Dredge - Gay Pride Series - "DSM-III-R

34cm Architectural Clay
Ceramic underglaze
Spray paint
Acrylic
Acrylic inks
Varnish

DSM is referring to Diagnostic and Standard Manual of Mental Disorders.
Homosexuality was seen as a mental disorder up until 1973 when it was deemed that being homosexual was neither inherently dysfunctional or distressing!