The Enduring Influence of Harry Hay, LGBTQ+ Pioneer

Henry "Harry" Hay Jr. (April 7, 1912 – October 24, 2002) was an American gay rights activist, communist, and labor advocate. He was a co-founder of the ... The collection documents the personal and professional interests of Harry Hay and his partner John Burnside. Harry Hay, who six decades ago founded Mattachine Society, secret organization that became catalyst for American gay rights movement, ... Anecdotes by Hay and his contemporaries greatly enrich this account of his film career; his numerous gay affairs, notably with fashion designer Rudi Gernreich ... Hay died of lung cancer on October 24, 2002, at his home in San Francisco, at the age of ninety. He remained active in various gay rights causes well into the ... 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, ... Gay spiritual writer Toby Johnson quotes Will Roscoe about Harry Hay founder of the modern gay movement. Biography of Harry Hay, Harry Hay was born to American parents Margaret and Harry, Sr. in Worthing, England. Hay’s father abused him, hitting Hay so often ... 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. An actor, Communist labor organizer, musicologist, gay theoretician and political activist, Harry Hay left a lasting mark that continues well into the 21st ...