The Homosexual Citizen: News of Civil Liberties & Social Rights for Homosexuals
A full run (a total of 17 issues) of a publication produced jointly by the Mattachine Society of Washington and the Mattachine Society of Florida from January 1966 to May 1967. *** Homosexual Citizen was a short-lived magazine published by the Mattachine Society of Washington (in occasional collaboration with the Mattachine Society of Florida) from January 1966 to May 1967. Lilli Vincenz, writing under the nom de plume Lily Hansen, edited each issue of Homosexual Citizen and described the periodical’s mission: “The Homosexual Citizen is an addition to the ranks of homophile publications – and a good omen for the new year. We anticipate another important year of homophile activity, in which the homosexual will continue to make strides ahead on the road to acceptance as an equal human being. This magazine intends to report and reflect his progress. ...Homosexuals are…no longer content to remain in the darkness to which society consigns them but want to share the rights and responsibilities that are part of the American heritage. …The Homophile movement has finally illuminated our plight, and the day will come when the homosexual can openly play his role as a first-class citizen free of fear and discrimination.” (Vol.1, #1) In the 16 issues that followed, Vincenz and a series of contributors–including her fellow members of the Mattachine Society of Washington–used the pages of Homosexual Citizen to report on demonstrations, the Lavender Scare and other forms of persecution, the broader homophile movement (both across the United States and abroad), and topically relevant books and film. Recurring segments included “Homophile Digest” (detailing the activities of other homophile organizations around the United States), “The Government: From Within” (specifically focused on the Mattachine Society’s battle against the US Civil Service Commission), “Newsfronts,” (highlighting regional, national, and international news related to homosexuality), “Our President Speaks” (an editorial written by MSW’s President), and “Book Review” (focusing on both academic texts and works of fiction). A few articles of particular note: “Echo 1965” by Warren D. Adkins and Michael Fox (Vol. 1 #1) – A detailed summary of the 1965 East Coast Homophile Organizations conference that took place in New York in September 1965. “White House Picketed” by Franklin E. Kameny (Vol. 1 #1) – An account by MSW founder Frank Kameny of the October 1965 White House picket organized by MSW. “Breaking the News to Our Parents” by Lily Hansen (Vol. 1 #2) – A piece on “coming out” to one’s parents. “Kansas City Results” by Warren D. Adkins and John Marshall (Vol. 1 #4) – A summary of the first National Planning Conference of Homophile Organizations held in Kansas City in February 1966. Includes a reproduction of the statement adopted by all present organizations. United States Civil Service Commission Letter (Vol. 1 #5) – A full copy of John Macy’s (Chairman of the US Civil Service Commission) letter to MSW rejecting the Society’s recommendations that the Commission revise its policy on the employment of homosexuals. List of Homophile Organizations (Vol 1. #10) – A list of homophile organizations operating in the United States and Canada. Includes addresses. “Why Should I Join” (Vol. 1 #11) by Warren D. Adkins – An entreaty to homosexuals to join the growing rights movement. Mattachine Society of Washington Statement of Purpose (Vol. 1 #11) – A full copy of the Society’s purpose and aims. “What is Beiberism” (Vol. 1 #12) by Warren D. Adkins – A detailed critique, including references, of Dr. Irving Beiber’s Homosexuality: A Psychoanalytic Study. Foreshadowing the homophile movement’s efforts to remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. “If You Are Arrested” (Vol. 2 #1) – A two part guide detailing United States citizens’ rights under the law and how to respond to federal investigations. “The Homophile Movement: A Historical Perspective” by Warren D. Adkins (Vol. 2 #1) – An early history of the movement placing the activities of US based organizations within a broader international context.
Mattachine Society of Washington
Mattachine Society of Florida
January 1966-May 1967
Lilli Vincenz on the cover of The Ladder
Lilli Vincenz The Ladder
Lesbian activist Lilli Vincenz featured on the cover of the Ladder, the magazine of the San Francisco lesbian organization the Daughters of Bilitis. This is the first known instance of an Out Lesbian choosing to show her face on the cover of a magazine. It was coordinated with Barbara Gittings, who had taken over editorial leadership of The Ladder.
January, 1966
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The Mattachine Society of Washington (MSW) published The Insider, a newsletter for members that covered aspects of life in Washington DC before the Gay Blade first appeared in October 1969. In the late 1960s, Eva Freund and Richard Schaefers wrote and edited the newsletter. The Insider gives readers a look into the monthly activities of The Mattachine Society during the Sixties as well as an overview of media views and MSW's support of other homophile groups of the period. The issues from 1966 and 1967 focus on internal Mattachine operations and meetings, with some attention to media interest in homosexuals. The issues from 1969 and 1970 chronicle internal operations, training sessions, and events. Readers will also find a distinct change in tone between the February 1969 and the January 1970 issues, as the editors note and support the dawning "Homosexual Revolt". Late issues of The Insider show MSW's support of the new Gay Blade and new organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front in New York.
Mattachine Society of Washington Eva Freund Richard Schaefers
Newsletters of the Washington Office, Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches on Capital Hill.
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Rev. Roy Birchard R. Adam DeBaugh
Vol. 1, no. 1 Vol. 1, no. 2 1976 March: Vol. 1, no. 3 Vol. 1, no. 4
Capitol Hill: Newsletter of the Gay Rights National Lobby
Gay Rights National Lobby
1978 October. Vol.1, no. 1
In the Family: From Stonewall to City Hall
In the Family Magazine
Spring 2004
“Eradicating This Menace”: Homophobia and Anti-Communism in Congress, 1947-1954
Randolph Baxter; rbaxter@Exchange.fullerton.edu
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Dissertation
bonnie morris TERF michigan womyn's music festival
In this article in the Gay and Lesbian Review, Rainbow History board member Bonnie Morris highlights the tensions surrounding women's music festivals and their policies regarding transgender inclusion. She argues that the term TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) has become a slur used to discredit and defame an older generation of lesbians and calls for the media to stop using this term.
Bonnie Morris
The Gay and Lesbian Review July-August 2015
July 2015
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This is TAGG Magazine's cover for their 10th Anniversary.
TAGG Magazine
An Incurable Romantic: The Life and Loves of John Moore McCalla, Jr.
Mark W. Herlong, Ph.D.
November 7, 2003
The Cutting Edge: A History of the Washington Blade, Metropolitan DC's GLBT Newspaper of Record
Presented at the D.C. Historical Studies Conference, 27 Oct 2006.
Jennifer King
This paper was presented at a panel discussion titled "Finding Its Voice: Washington, DC’s GLBTQ Community Creates Its own Media" moderated by Kenneth Jost, National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association, at the 2006 Annual Conference on D.C. Historical Studies.
27 Oct 2006 [Paper delivered]
Lesbians--Washington (D.C.)--1970-1979
Off our backs
Cruise weekly arts & entertainment magazine, volume 1, number 3 cover art
Female impersonators--United States
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Just us : a directory of the Washington gay community
Gays--Social life and customs--Washington (D.C.)
In 1975, the Washington Area Gay Community Council (WAGCC), an alliance of businesses, community organizations, and churches published the first local guide to the gay community. The publication, Just Us, appeared in the autumn of 1975 and was edited by Cade Ware. WAGCC offices were in the Community Building at 1724 20th St NW. This first community guide appeared six years after Stonewall and fourteen years after the Mattachine Society of Washington formed.
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Aiken, David L. (David Lewis), 1945-1986
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Gay liberation movement--United States
Red Flag Union
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Magnus : a journal of collective faggotry, number 1
Magnus Collective
1976
&copy: Magnus Collective
The Lavender and Red book : a gay liberation/socialist anthology
Lavender and Red Union
© Lavender and Red Union
Gay Left Collective
© Gay Left Collective
The Furies, Goddesses of Vengeance : a new lesbian/feminist monthly magazine
Gay newspapers--Washington (D.C.)
Lesbians' writings, American
The Furies, Inc.
1972
The Furies, volume 1 [i.e. volume 1, number 1]
The Furies, by Ginny Berson Such a Nice Girl ..., by Sharon Deevey Women: Weak or Strong, by Lee Schwing The Dentist, by Ginny Berson Roxanne Dunbar: how a female heterosexual serves the interests of male supremacy, by Rita Mae Brown Edward the Dyke and other poems, by Judy Grahn Lesbians in Revolt: Male Supremacy Quakes and Quivers, by Charlotte Bunch for the Furies Collective Queen Christina: Lesbian Ruler of Sweden, by Helaine Harris Gossip, by Rita Mae Brown The Price is Wrong, by Susan Hathaway What's Going On (lesbian news)
© The Furies, Inc.
The Furies, volume 2 [i.e. volume 1, number 2]
Out of the O Zone, by Helaine Harris Gimme Shelter, by Tasha Petersen, photography by JEB Keep Your Chin Up, by Lee Schwing Much Madness Is Divinest Sense, by Jennifer Woodul No Place to Go, by Ginny Berson Emotionalism - Downward Spiral, by Sharon Deavey and Coletta Reid The Hand That Cradles the Rock, by Rita Mae Brown Corporate Capitalism: Survival of the Richest, by Lee Schwing and Susan Hathaway The Trojan Hoax, by Charlotte Bunch Leadership vs. Stardom, by Rita Mae Brown