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The Mattachine Society of Washington D.C.
When the Mattachine Society of Washington D.C. was established in 1961, the organization drafted a constitution about how things were to be run. This document outlines everything about the Mattachine Society from the purpose of the organization, to…
Questionnaire on Blackmail of Homosexuals
This questionnaire was issued and created by the Mattachine Society in order to gather information about blackmailing procedures, and how they related to the safety of LGBT people in their jobs and in their daily lives
News Release from the Mattchine Society of Washington DC
This news release from the MSW came out in 1962 on August 8th when the organization was first developing and embarking on its mission to help LGBT people in the DC area. This document essentially announces the formation of the organization, along…
Kameny's Appeal to the US Supreme Court
After being fired from his US Government job in 1957 for being gay, Kameny appealed his case to the court system. He lost in the judicial system twice, and appealed his case to the Supreme Court with a carefully written, unapologetic, 64 page writ of…
Frank Kameny
Frank Kameny was the founder, and the origin of the shockwave that began the LGBT Rights Activism movement in Washington D.C. He was also the founder of the Mattachine Society
Gay, Proud and Healthy
A passage from "Gay, Proud, and Healthy", a statement regarding the psychiatric profession and it's relationship with the LGBT community.
Male Mail: Homosexuals and the Law in DC
This is a brochure created by Frank Kamery about what is legal for LGBT people in DC and what is not
Percentages of Self-Identified LGBT People by State in 2010
This graph shows what percentage of the total population for each state self identities as LGBT. Individuals were polled during a study conducted by the Gallup Politics Polls in 2012, and the question was, "Do you personally identify as lesbian, gay,…
Kameny's Testimony on the Dowdy Bill
This is the first page of the Kameny's testimony in court on the case of the Dowdy Bill, which was designed to outline the Mattachine Society of DC. In this document, Kameny defneds the Mattachine Society and clearly outlines what the organization…
Recording of the First National March on Washington
This recording is of the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. You can hear protests, people chanting, people speaking their opinions and so on.