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Magazine ''One'' is mentioned in the Evening Star newspaper as one of the magazines in the case Roth v. United States. | Magazine ''One'' is mentioned in the Evening Star (1958) newspaper as one of the magazines in the case Roth v. United States. | ||
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== Issued Charity License in Washington D.C. == | |||
The Evening Star (1962) reports the Mattachine Society was issued a license to solicit donations to "protect homosexuals from discrimination". | |||
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Revision as of 05:04, 21 July 2022
The Mattachine Society was an early LGBT rights organization in the USA formed in 1950 by Harry Hay, who also was a member of the Communist Party. In 1953, the organization started the Magazine One.
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Roth v. United States
Magazine One is mentioned in the Evening Star (1958) newspaper as one of the magazines in the case Roth v. United States.
Issued Charity License in Washington D.C.
The Evening Star (1962) reports the Mattachine Society was issued a license to solicit donations to "protect homosexuals from discrimination".
Sources
- National Archives, "111th Congress, 2009-2011: S. 1802 - Civil Rights Trail System (study)"
Other References
- National Archives, "Washington, DC SP Kameny, Dr. Franklin E., House"
- Making Gay History (Podcast), Season 1: Episode 7: "Chuck Rowland"
