 The May 1959 issue of the Mattachine Review, an American LGBT magazine | |
| Formation | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Civil and political rights for homosexual men |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Official language | English |
Key people | Harry Hay |
The Mattachine Society (/ˈmætəʃiːn/), founded in 1950, was an early national gay rights organization in the United States,[1] preceded by several covert and open organizations, such as Chicago's Society for Human Rights.[2] Communist and labor activist Harry Hay formed the group with a collection of male friends in Los Angeles to protect and improve the rights of gay men. Branches formed in other cities, and by 1961 the Society had splintered into regional groups.
At the beginning of gay rights protest, news on Cuban prison work camps for homosexuals inspired Mattachine Society to organize protests at the United Nations and the White House in 1965.[3][4]
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