 psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.This work was part of a broader effort that resulted in the American Psychoanalytic Association issuing a public apology to the LGBTQ community on June 21, 2019 for its past views pathologizing homosexuality and transgender identities.In 2019, BPSI awarded Honorary Membership, to Hartmann citing his role in the APA's 1973 vote and his contribution to psychoanalysis by helping “to remove homophobia from our institutional culture by organizing conferences, leading evening programs, serving as a discussant during clinical presentations, and providing mentorship for gay analytic Candidates when none existed.”]

Hartmann has lived with Brian Pfeiffer, an architectural historian, in Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1973.