Season 1: Episode 7: Chuck Rowland
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - November 23, 2016
- 18:20
A WWII veteran turns theory into action, co-founding one of the first LGBT rights groups, the Mattachine Society, in 1950—a time when gay people were considered sick, sinful, criminal, and a threat to national security.Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.
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