Harry Hay The LGBTQ+ Pioneer Who Changed the World

Harry Hay, an American gay rights activist, co-founded one of the first gay rights groups in the United States, known as the Mattachine Society. ... of the man who founded the modern gay movement. After decades of searching and struggle, Harry Hay created the Mattachine Society in 1950, the nation s first ... Harry Hay was precocious. He knew from an early age that he was attracted to men, had his first gay sexual experience when he was nine, and developed an ... The collection documents Hay's writing and research related to gay history and identity, his engagement with left and progressive politics dating from the mid- ... Harry Hay Papers ... Abstract: The collection documents the personal and professional interests of Harry Hay and his partner John Burnside. Of particular note are ... Henry “Harry” Hay Jr. was an American gay rights activist, communist, and labor advocate. He was a co-founder of the Mattachine Society. The initial idea was to get the decriminalization of sodomy into Wallace's platform. But Hay expanded the concept over the next couple of years, ... Quotes · Though ethics are arrived at by the group, they are meaningful only when applied by the individual himself. It is essential that Homosexuals begin to ... ... Harry Hay 6. Harry Hay 7. Mattachine Review, 1962 8. Harry Hay, 1996 9. Harry Hay 10. Harry in Moscow, 1991, by @yevgeniyfiks". A crackling collection of provocative, inspiring essays written by Hay during the course of his long struggle for freedom and liberation.