Browse Items (36 total)

This document was created by the Mattachine Society of Washington Dc, and it was a comprehensive guide on how to picket effectively, professionally, and without risk of getting in trouble with the law enforcement

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,…

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 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…

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 is a brochure created by Frank Kamery about what is legal for LGBT people in DC and what is not

This is one the buttons used to protest for LGBT Rights in DC

This is a letter that Frank Kameny wrote to Senator Sam J. Ervin about the rights of LGBT people in the government. Kameny wrote a lot of different letters such as this one to discuss the place of homosexuals in government jobs after he was fired for…

This document is a letter that was written on behalf of The Mattachine Society of Washington DC as a whole, by Frank Kameny, describing the purpose of the organization and outlining its goals. He is requesting that the government change its policies…

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…