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

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

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 is a button from the National March on Washington

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

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…

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.

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

This is a photo of Lige Clark was a civilian who worked in the Office of the Army chief of staff, protesting The White House for LGBT Rights. Clarke and other picketers wore sunglasses to mask their identity.

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