Mattachine Society

The Mattachine Society was an early LGBT rights organization in the USA formed in 1950 by Harry Hay.

Activities

• State Department Employment Picket (August 28, 1965)

Gallery

Letter to Secretary of Navy (1962)

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D.C. Charity License Scandal (1962-1963)

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• The Evening Star (1962) reports the Mattachine Society was issued a license to solicit donations to "protect homosexuals from discrimination".
• The Evening Star (1963) describes a congressional hearing beginning over the charity license in D.C.
• The Evening Star (1963) reports on D.C. officials opposing the license revocation and bill.
• The Evening Star (1963) describes Franklin Kameny's testimony to the subcommittee and refusal to name members of the organization.
• The Evening Star (1963) reports the proposed bill considered unconstitutional by the ACLU.
• The Evening Star (1963) publishes an article about the upcoming D.C. hearing over their charity license.
• The Evening Star (1963) describes the Mattachine Society in D.C. surrendering their license for charitable solicitations.
• The Evening Star (1963) reports the ACLU considers the bill harassment targeted at the Mattachine Society.

Related Pages

• FBI Activity On LGBTQIA Organizations (USA)

Sources

• National Archives, "111th Congress, 2009-2011: S. 1802 - Civil Rights Trail System (study)"

External Resources

Online Archives

• National Archives, "Washington, DC SP Kameny, Dr. Franklin E., House"
• Library of Congress, LGBTQIA+ Studies, A Resource Guide, "The Mattachine Society"

Books

• Mentioned in "Hoover's War on Gays: Exposing the FBI's Sex Deviates Program" by Douglas M. Charles

Podcasts

• Making Gay History (Podcast), Season 1: Episode 7: "Chuck Rowland"