Season 4: Episode 3: Harry Hay

Season 4: Episode 3: Harry Hay

Season 4: Episode 3: Harry Hay

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - November 1, 2018 - 24:48

Harry Hay had a vision, and that vision led to the founding of the first sustained gay rights organization in the United States—the Mattachine Society, in 1950. Mattachine (and Harry’s) first task—establishing a gay identity.Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.

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