18+: The Mattachine Society was founded in Los Angeles in 19…

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Did you know? The Mattachine Society was founded in Los Angeles in 1950 — one of the earliest sustained gay organisations in the US. Founders worked secretly under pseudonyms because membership could destroy your career. The group laid the groundwork for later movements up to Stonewall.

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The Mattachine Society was founded in Los Angeles in 1950 — one of the earliest sustained gay organisations in the US. Founders worked secretly under pseudonyms because membership could destroy your career. The group laid the groundwork for later movements up to Stonewall.

De Mattachine Society werd in 1950 in Los Angeles opgericht — een van de eerste duurzame homoseksuele organisaties van de VS. De stichters werkten in het geheim onder schuilnamen, omdat lidmaatschap je carrière kon vernielen. De groep legde de basis voor latere bewegingen tot Stonewall.

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