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This collection of photos depicts a protest at the White House in 1965

This photo shows a woman holding a sign to show her support at the first national march on washington for lgbt rights in 1979

This photograph is the main banner that was used in the First National March on Washington for LGBT Rights

This photograph from the First National March on WAshington for Lesbian and Gay Rights shows a sign for one of the earliest chapters of PFLAG (parents and friends of lesbians and gays).

These are some of the first picket signs used to protest for LGBT Rights. They are hand lettered

This is a photo from the first national march on washington in 1979 that was taken by Tom Yates. It shows the rally in front of the white house

This newspaper clipping talks about the trial of Benning Wenworth against the United States Federal Government that was fought after Wenworth last his security clearance as a government employee after he went public with his homosexual identity. The…

This letter from the State Department to Frank Kameny clearly states that homosexuals were not seen as qualified to be employed by the government, because they were "threats to national security", and generally treated as second class citizens.

This press release was created to inform the public of DC about the formation of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual. This document shows just how many things that the Mattachine Society was involved in

This handout was written to inform the citizens of DC why LGBT people of the Mattachine Society were picketing the White House