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Sale 2578 - Lot 121

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MATTACHINE SOCIETY

>Group of 13 gay rights protest fliers issued in the weeks after Stonewall by the Mattachine Society and others.
Xerox or mimeograph fliers, most letter-sized, two legal-sized, a few with folds or minor staining, a few with "1969" inked in margins. New York, July-August 1969 and undated.
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Most of these fliers are credited to the Mattachine Society, with at least one and probably a couple more issued by the Gay Liberation Front.

"Oh Boy!! Sundays May Never Be the Same"--event at Electric Circus featuring talk by Randy Wicker. "Between the vigilantes in Queens and the busts and raids in the West Village, it's been a tough week for homosexuals. . . . We don't think it's necessary for gay people to be quizzed at the door, packed into over-crowded, over-heated, over-priced, Mafia-controlled sewers." 6 July [1969].

"2nd Gay Liberation Meeting." "Homosexuals are no longer going to sit back and be apathetic pawns for every politician who comes along and trades their rights and privileges for a few votes in Far Rockaway. . . . We need your help and ideas to make Gay Power a reality." 16 July [1969].

"Do You Think Homosexuals Are Revolting? You Bet Your Sweet Ass We Are." Not attributed to Mattachine Society. 24 July [1969].

"Gay Power Vigil . . . in Washington Square Park." 27 July [1969]--two copies, one on white and one on magenta paper.

"Homosexuals are Coming Together at Last." Not attributed to Mattachine Society. 31 July [1969].

"Hang Out. . . . We do not intend to give up the right of homosexuals to peacefully congregate in the area unmolested by name calling and disrespectful police." 9 August [1969].

"Gay Liberation Front Newsletter. . . . Gay Power to Gay People! All Power to the People!" 10 August [1969].

"Police to Raid the Trucks!. . . . for current information call: Mattachine or Gay Switchboard." Undated.

"Where Do We Go From Here?" Undated.

"The Homosexual Revolution." Undated--two copies, one on yellow and one on blue paper.

"Mattachine Membership Application." Undated.

Provenance: From the collection of author Owen Levy.