Mattachine Society

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.

Activities

• State Department Employment Picket (August 28, 1965)

Gallery

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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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"