August 10, 1948
Gay rights activist Harry Hay
organized what later
became the Mattachine Society
(originally Foundation),
a groundbreaking
1950s
gay rights organization.
The group was named
after the Mattachines,
a medieval troupe
of men who went
village-to-village
advocating
social justice.
Mattachine: Radical Roots of Gay Liberation
Harry Hay on language and labels in the 1930’s
Mattachine: Radical Roots of Gay Liberation
Harry Hay on language and labels in the 1930’s
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