Deconstructing the Legacy of Harry Hay, LGBTQ+ Advocate

Harry Hay Papers ... Abstract: The collection documents the personal and professional interests of Harry Hay and his partner John Burnside. Of particular note are ... The collection documents the personal and professional interests of Harry Hay and his partner John Burnside. Of particular note are the materials on the ... Harry Hay {April 7, 1912 – October 24, 2002) was a pioneer. He joined the Communist Party USA in 1934 during the San Francisco General ... Hay should be remembered as a political radical who stood up and fought for LGBT+ rights. At a time when homosexuality was seen as an illness, ... Harry Hay. Director: Even: As You and I. Harry Hay was born to a well-to-do family in the U.K, in 1912, and moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1919. This is the first collection of the words and speeches of the founder of the Mattachine Society and the modern gay movement. Nowhere was this more evident than in the life of Harry Hay, longtime Communist Party USA (CPUSA) activist, trade union militant, and founder in ... As a young man radical gay-rights activist Harry Hay used fashion as a political statement when it was still dangerous to do so. At an intimate campout in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, 1994, Harry Hay expounds Harry Hay and others at the national march for Lesbian and ... Who the hell is Harry Hay?A queer pioneer, Harry is the major architect of the modern gay-rights movement and the genius behind the first ...